joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to take a breath; to take a short rest
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
quietly; slowly; gracefully
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
done; just done; just finished
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
contradiction; inconsistency
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat