one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
water outlet; tap; faucet
to keep standing; to stand motionless
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
sudden change; complete change
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
sleepwalker; somnambulist
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
busy; having no time (for)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
thereupon; shortly thereafter
bright red; crimson lotus flower
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
appearance; figure; shape; form
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to congratulate; to celebrate
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money