witnessing; observing; sighting
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
reading partway; leaving half-read
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
what's what; heads or tails
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one eye; one of one's eyes
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to paint (draw) a picture
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
in proportion to; just as much as
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
breathing of a sleeping person
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing