serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
(someone else's) daughter
private airplane; private jet
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
laughing foolishly; cackling
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
instability; insecurity; crankiness