painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
again; once more; a second time
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to face; to go towards; to head towards
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
silence (not speaking); muteness
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
if you think about it; come to think of it
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
height (of a person); stature
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
literally; to the letter; literal
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking