to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
choices; alternatives; options
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
mail; postal matter; postal item
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
change of job; change of occupation; career change
to move (house); to change residence
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
it's probably so; it stands to reason
stone placed on railway track (by children); decorative garden stone; handicap stone
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)