to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
same; similar; (just) like; equal
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
solitude; loneliness; isolation
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
somehow; for some reason or other
to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); (lit.) to be tied by the red string (of fate)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love