cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
if you think about it; come to think of it
in the end; at the end of the day
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
surface of the water; face of the water
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
stone (used for throwing)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
matchmaking; acting as a go-between
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to understand; to make out
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account