to shake; to sway; to waver
to fly around; to scatter
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
rest; break; recess; intermission
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to half-rise to one's feet
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to rush over; to run up to
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
region; limits; stage; level
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
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
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much