fault; flaw; weak point; shortcoming
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
unmarried person living affluently
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
material; materials; data; information; documents
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)
origin; source; beginning; starting point
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
necessary items; required items; necessary information; required fields (on a form); mandatory fields
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
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)
one's own style; one's own way (of doing things)
indentured servant; articled apprentice
expiration of a term of service
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
dignity; majesty; sanctity
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to lie down (in bed); to retire (to bed); to become bedridden (with an illness)
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
to leave something as it is
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period