to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
one's house; one's home; one's family
investment; contribution; financing
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
a second time; again; once more; twice
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
crescent moon; young moon
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
ten; 10; ten years of age
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily