to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
small insect; midge; vermicule
comma; decimal point; radix point
to become clear; to be made public
to support each other; to support one another
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
return; relapse; recurrence
switching over to; migration; transition
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
siblings; brothers and sisters
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to approach; to draw near
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to encloud; to make dim; to make dull; to tarnish; to obscure; to darken
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)