direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
so; like this; in this way
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
one day; (on) a certain day
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
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
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
the early bird gets the worm
at a loose end; having nothing to do
from morning to evening; all day long
to change; to shift; to come and go
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint