to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
with a start; with a jump
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
in this manner; in this way; like this
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
construction; building; newly built ship; new boat; (another's) wife (usu. young); young, unmarried woman; wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
dismissal; discharge; (arch.) beheading; (arch.) decapitation
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
rather; better; instead; if anything
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
that is to say; so that means
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)