self-consciousness; self-awareness
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
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)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
title of honour; title of honor
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
forty-ninth day after a person's death
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
vacant house; unoccupied house
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
clinic; medical office; infirmary
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to distribute emergency rice
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops