to not believe one's ears
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to go out and away; to leave
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to indicate; to show; to point to
decoration; ornament; trimmings
card (with a message written on it)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
(period of) a year; during an era
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking