to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
coagulation; freezing; solidification
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
another time; some other time
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
subordination; dependency
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
another language; different languages
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
number of persons; personnel
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
projector (film, slide, etc.)
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
with a momentary flash of light
sublease; sublet; lending (something one has borrowed) to someone else
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang