not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
isolation; being alone; being friendless
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
one's share; one's portion
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
un-; non-; negative prefix
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
don't you think?; indicates question
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to wave a flag; to show the way
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
suicide attack; kamikaze attack