warp; curvature; curve; arch
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
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 wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
taste; palate; sense of taste
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
blinking away tears; blinking tear filled eyes
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
observation; survey; watching
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
just because; even if; even though
came here; coming here; recently
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to watch over; to watch attentively
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
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
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
delicate; gentle; fleeting
sentiment; sentimentality
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)