doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
state of ecstasy; state of rapture; trance; senile dementia
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
even more; still more; further
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
forcibly; against one's will
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to pile up; to accumulate
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)