sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
serious look (on one's face); straight face
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to have a reason; to have an excuse
that's true; of course; obviously
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
one after another; in rapid succession
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith