tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
dancing or jumping for joy
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
different thing; another question; different case
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
thorough; exhaustive; complete
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
according to plan; as planned; on target
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
political measures; policy
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
common person; foolish commoner
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
phantom; vision; illusion
still; even now; to this day
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to disappear; to vanish into thin air