to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast ; to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up; to become dim ; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression); to be downcast ; to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.)
land mine ; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; taboo topic; trigger ; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap; pitfall
university; college ; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators) ; the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule) ; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be stopped up ; to be become shorter; to shrink; to narrow ; to be at a loss (for); to be pressed (for); to be stuck (for) ; to come to the end; to be settled ; to become a geminate consonant ; to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch); to hit off the fists; to get jammed
by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely ; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly ; on no account; by no means ; in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be in accordance (with) ; to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from); to originate (in)
at (a time or place); in; on ; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); when it comes to; regarding; with respect to; in (terms of); as to; as for ; on the part of; under the authority of; in the name of
to send; to dispatch; to forward; to transmit; to ship; to remit ; to see (someone) off; to escort; to accompany; to take ; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to bury ; to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live ; to pass (on, along); to advance (a runner) ; to affix (okurigana)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to ; appropriate; suitable; befitting; proportionate ; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with; to be deserving of; to be worthy of ; considerable; substantial ; considerably; rather; quite; fairly; pretty
to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to ; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet ; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit ; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.) ; to grow (wrinkly) ; to lean against; to recline on ; to push one's opponent while holding their belt ; to decide on a price and come to a deal ; to be swayed by (a person); to yield to
origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse ; to lay across; to build across ; to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer
to shake off; to shake free from ; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing ; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away ; to reject (request); to ignore
to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of ; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features) ; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to form; to make; to constitute ; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to establish ; to accomplish; to achieve; to win (fame); to gain ; to change (into); to convert ; to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about ; to do intentionally
to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win ; to understand; to comprehend ; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill) ; to be able to ..., can ...
to deceive; to cheat; to swindle ; to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook ; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away ; to embezzle; to pocket