faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to collapse into; to flop onto
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
keratin; corneum; cuticle; collagen; horny substance
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to let out a cry; to shout
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt