to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to appease; to suppress; to calm
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
at the top of one's voice
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of