to care for someone; to look after someone
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
each individual; each person
discrimination; discernment; identification
symbol; code; sign; notation
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
process; course; mechanism
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
down to earth; reasonable
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
planning; project; plan; design
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight; wrong; improper; indecent
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
state of emergency; emergency; crisis