continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout ; much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal ; far (away); long (ago, before, after) ; straight; directly
to be separated; to be apart; to be distant ; to leave; to go away ; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up ; to lose connection with; to drift away from
to drift; to float ; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air ; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood) ; to wander; to walk around aimlessly ; to be unsteady; to be unstable ; to falter; to flinch; to wince ; to live in unreliable circumstances
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to erode ; to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce ; to delete; to erase; to remove; to cross out; to strike out
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out ; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain ; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
head ; hair (on one's head) ; mind; brains; intellect ; leader; chief; boss; captain ; top; tip ; beginning; start ; head; person ; down payment; deposit ; top structural component of a kanji ; pair
to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex ; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up ; to include; to count in; to let join ; to inflict (damage); to deal; to give
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius) ; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus) ; Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby) ; Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter; to grind (into powder); to pound ; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to frustrate ; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to eat ; to live; to make a living; to survive ; to bite; to sting (as insects do) ; to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of ; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume ; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position ; to consume time; to consume resources ; to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) ; to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
inner part; interior; back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.); depths (e.g. of a forest); recesses (e.g. of a cave); heart; end (of a road, garden, etc.) ; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room ; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart); behind (someone's words); mysteries (of an art)
to fit; to get into; to go into; to be fitted with (e.g. door with a window) ; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions) ; to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught ; to be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap ; to get addicted to; to get deep into; to become crazy about; to become stuck on
to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on) ; to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration ; to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect ; to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan ; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine ; to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise ; to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
to take out; to get out ; to put out; to reveal; to show ; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in ; to publish; to make public ; to send (e.g. letter) ; to produce (a sound); to start (fire) ; to serve (food) ; ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) ; to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
hindrance; obstacle; nuisance; disturbance; interruption; interference ; to visit (someone's home) ; demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at ; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully ; to estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge ; to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watch ; to take account of; to take into consideration
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
top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down ; going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating ; going and coming back ; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people ; first and second volumes ; top and bottom; two-piece (outfit)
to chip (off); to shave off; to slice off; to cut off ; to sharpen ; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce; to diminish; to weaken; to spoil
to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold ; to pass; to hand; to give ; to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation) ; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose ; to remove; to get rid of; to take off ; to take away; to steal; to rob ; to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins) ; to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop) ; to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside ; to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep