mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
patience; endurance; perseverance
cornmeal; corn flour; maize flour
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
the way one works; one's working manner
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
foolish look; stupid look
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
refusal; rejection; denial; veto