reason; cause; circumstances
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
for example; for instance; e.g.
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
delay; putting off; procrastination
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
many; a lot; much; multitude
evening meal; supper; dinner
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
to repeat; to do something over again
your body; your health; yourself; you
government service; the bureaucracy
investiture of the Crown Prince
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
document; official papers
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
consequence; outcome; result; blame