discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
token (effort); something done for form's sake
murder; homicide; manslaughter
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
arrest; apprehension; capture
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
certainly; surely; definitely
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to leave (a scene); to step away
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
customer traffic; customers; custom
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to be softened; to calm down
opposite side; other side; other party
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse