to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
near; close by; within reach; familiar
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
imagination; supposition; guess
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
interior; inside; internal
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
feel (of a material); texture
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all