to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to hand over; to surrender
already; now; no longer; not any more
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
same; similar; (just) like; equal
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
one-by-one; separately; in detail
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing