to sink (into); to get depressed
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
four corners; four ordinal directions
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to throw open; to leave open
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
walking briskly; determinedly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
sketching; pointillism; stippling
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist