(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
just one person; only one
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
way of talking; speaking style
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
sanity; consciousness; soberness
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
transactions; dealings; business
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
if you think about it; come to think of it
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
innermost depths of one's heart
resentment; indignation; anger