to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to keep a watchful eye on
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
(state of) unconsciousness
serious condition; critical condition
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
nonparticipation; nonattendance
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
literally; to the letter; literal