hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to become dim; to become blurred
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to dye; to colour; to color
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
maid; helper; help; assistance
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
famous; celebrated; worthy of the name