to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
(divine) providence; dispensation
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
the way back; the way home; return trip
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
export; exportation; efferent
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
to look forward to something
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
position; job; employment; opening
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
patient; unhurried; leisurely
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to apologize; to apologise
only; merely; but; no more than
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
return of something; repayment
discrimination; discernment; identification