very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
(appearing, occurring) one after another
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
cooking; food preparation
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
what kind of business; what sort of matter
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
one act (of a play); scene; event
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
posing; modeling; modelling
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)
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
quietly; slowly; gracefully
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to machine; to cut; to scrape