to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
gosu porcelain; asbolite; zaffer
dull sound; muffled sound
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
devoted; self-sacrificing
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
par; equivalence; face value; parity
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
third-year student; third-year pupil
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
official announcement; proclamation
to put up (a notice); to post
highly selective university; university with high entry requirements; elite university
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
in order; in turn; one by one
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second