to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
considerably; greatly; a lot
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
ago; since; before; previous
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
breath; breathing; tone; mood
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to spit out; to eject; to dump
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge