to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
enumeration; citation; listing
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
running aground; stranding; being disabled (of a tank, train, etc.); being put out of action
large number (of); many; majority
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
minute adjustment; fine tuning
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
union; joining; conjugation
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
taste; palate; sense of taste
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation