with a start; with a jump
ancestor; forefather; foremother
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
way; method; means; (technical) specification
how many years; how long; what year
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
five (long cylindrical things)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
time; season; period; phase; stage
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
night watch; fire watchman
expressing one's mind; speaking out
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing