hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
older sister; elder sister
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
the last moment; the very end
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
near; close; beside; third person
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
inside; interior; inner part
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
even if; even though; however; no matter how