to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
suddenly; all of a sudden
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
sincere; earnest; serious
magic; sorcery; incantation
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
study; diligence; discount; reduction
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
by means of; due to; because of; according to