cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)