to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
both; both sides; both parties
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
(the condition of) one's health
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
surname; family name; last name
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
English letter; alphabetic character
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
consists of; comprises; is made up of
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category