bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to laugh away; to laugh off
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
no, not like that (but like this)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
yearned for; longed for; missed
explosion; rupture; break off
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
secret; private; surreptitious
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
lord of a manor; estate steward
one's heart rate; pulse rate
rising; ascending; climbing
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
common reed (Phragmites australis)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal