cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
other side; opposite side; other party
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
talk; recital; narration; topic
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases