talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
since when; from when; how long
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
medical care; medical treatment
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
difficult to ...; hard to ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
castella (type of sponge cake)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to be silent; to say nothing
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be tired of looking at
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
concession; conciliation; compromise
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of