to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
one thin flat object; one sheet
letter; missive; note; mail
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
surroundings; environs; circumference
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
tension; mental strain; nervousness
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
B class; B grade; second rate
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial