to need; to call for; to require
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
sign; indication; omen; symptom
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
reason; cause; circumstances
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears