defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to warm (up); to heat (up)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to repent; to be penitent
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to hide; to keep to oneself
to watch steadily; to stare
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
choices; alternatives; options
final; eventual; ultimate
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing