breakdown of negotiations
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
the front; honest; upright; decent
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to fire into; to shoot into
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
sweeping sideways; mowing down
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely