to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to make an appearance; to show up
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
small grain; small stature or ability
natto (fermented soybeans)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
blow; shock; strike; batting
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
duty; function; office; mission; task
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
curse; spell; malediction
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper