心掛ける
Bear in mind
Hayane hayaoki o kokorogakeru.
→ Bear in mind to keep early hours.
心得る
Know / Understand
Reigi sahō o kokoroete iru.
→ Understand proper etiquette.
ゆがむ
Be crooked / Warped
Netsu de purasuchikku ga yugamu.
→ Plastic warps from the heat.
ねじれる
Tangled / Twisted
Hōsu ga nejirete mizu ga denai.
→ The hose is twisted and water won't come out.
こじれる
Become complicated / Sour
Ningen kankei ga kojireru.
→ Human relationships become complicated (sour).
ほどける
Come untied
Kutsu no himo ga hodokeru.
→ Shoelaces come untied.
ほころびる
Come apart at the seams
Sodeguchi ga hokorobiru.
→ The cuffs come apart at the seams.
にじむ
Run / Blur / Well up
Ase de inku ga nijimu.
→ Ink blurs due to sweat.
しみる
Pierce / Soak through
Tsumetai mizu ga ha ni shimiru.
→ Cold water pierces the teeth.
しなびる
Wilt / Shrivel
Hana ga shinabite shimatta.
→ The flower has wilted.
枯れる
Die / Wither
Mizuyari o wasurete kusa ga kareru.
→ The grass withers because I forgot to water it.
じかに
Directly
Kare kara jika ni hanashi o kiku.
→ Hear the story directly from him.
何もかも
Everything
Nanimokamo umaku ikanai.
→ Everything goes wrong.
何でもかでも
Anything and everything
Kare wa nandemokademo hoshigaru.
→ He wants anything and everything.
何だかんだ
Something or other / Whatever
Nandakanda de jikan ga sugita.
→ Time passed with one thing or another.
いかに
How / In what way
Ikani ikiru beki ka.
→ How should one live?
いかにも
Evidently / Indeed
Ikanimo kare rashii kōdō da.
→ That's indeed typical of him.
ひび
Crack
Gurasu ni hibi ga hairu.
→ A crack appears in the glass.
すき
Gap / Unguarded moment
Doa no sukima kara kaze ga hairu.
→ Wind blows in through the gap in the door.
粒
Grain / Drop
Suna no tsubu.
→ Grains of sand.
滴
Drop
Ha kara shizuku ga ochiru.
→ A drop falls from a leaf.
あか
Dirt / Grime
Ofuro de aka o otosu.
→ Scrub off dirt in the bath.
あざ
Bruise / Birthmark
Koronde ashi ni aza ga dekita.
→ I fell and got a bruise on my leg.
