to fall completely silent; to become still as death
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; (arch.) (moving) slowly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to shout (in anger); to yell
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to ask; to enquire; to query
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to look forward to something
seventh day of the month; seven days
flying bird; soaring bird
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier