making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to tighten; to press hard
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
surely (not); certainly (not)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
issue; offspring; paternal blood
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
silence; stillness; quietness
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.