tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
erotic manga; pornographic manga
rare; uncommon; not often seen
real intention; true motive; true meaning
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe out; to exhale
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to taste; to try (food or drink)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
formal marriage interview
as a child; when one was a child
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to become empty; to be emptied
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
dull sound; muffled sound
to crouch; to squat; to cower
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)