door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
even more; still more; further
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
intuition; instinct; hunch
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
step; stride; counter for steps
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period