care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to live; to make a living; to get on with
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
insurance; guarantee; warranty
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
consecutive; continuous; successive
instead; but (on the other hand)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
one by one; one after another
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to walk in on; to tread upon
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
suggestion; hint; implication
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with