to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
difficult to eat; unpalatable
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
at least; at most; (even) just
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
coaxial mounting; multiple mounting
audio system; audio equipment
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)