slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
north face; north side; the north; facing north
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
possibility; potential; expandability
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
height of summer; hottest part of summer
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
submission; return to allegiance
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity