second (unit of time); arc second
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
form; shape; figure; visage
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
scum formed near the end of the indigo fermentation process; Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sidelocks; hair at the temples
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
an antisudorific (agent or material)
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake