unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to well up; to burst; to arise
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to badger; to pester; to beg
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
a help; an aid; some assistance
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
to cut out; to clip from; to extract