life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to show one's affection; to express one's love
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
trauma (usu. psychological)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
in that way; like that; that way
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
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)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to lose sight of; to miss
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
action of making something; -ification
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
very much; very many; more and more
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
just a minute; small quantity
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan