dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
being adopted into the family of one's bride
derailment; digression; deviation
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
seeing off and meeting on return
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be saved up (of money)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
to take (be in) charge of
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
female university student; female college student
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
toe; toe (of a golf club)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure