what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
raging fire; conflagration
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
emotional scars; mental trauma
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
rational; logical; coherent
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)