to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
operation; functioning; running
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
posture; position; stance
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to make sense; to be meaningful
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
at; in; at; when; by; with
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
robust; fit and healthy; strong; sturdy
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
one bow; one salute; one greeting
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech