stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
good news; happy news; glad tidings
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
sign; indication; omen; symptom
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
opposite side; opposition
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to find out; to discover; to locate
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
difficult problem; challenge
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
environment; surroundings; circumstances
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
does not; can not; will not
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when