as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to gather; to collect; to assemble
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
highest grade; superlative degree
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
snake; serpent; large snake
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
after staying up all night
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
starting point; starting line
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to face; to go towards; to head towards
udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
one eye; one of one's eyes