to emphasize; to attach importance to
distrust; unjust suspicion
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to refer to; to use as reference
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
lying face down; upside down; prone
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
environment; circumstance
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)