for a while; for some time; for a period
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
on countless occasions; many a time
to press a question; to cross-examine
jealousy; regarding with jealousy
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
un-Japanese in appearance or character
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
singing and dancing; song and dance
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
sound of something floating or sinking in water
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
what do you want?; can I help you?
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
input; (data) entry; typing
succession; continuation; series; sequence
possessed of a strong sense of duty
good performance; good work; great success
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide