it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
item; something that one "just has to have"
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged