hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
of course; certainly; naturally
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
attendance; presence; appearance
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
large avalanche; large avalanche joseki
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
calling by name; designation; nomination
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
there is nothing; having nothing
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front