to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to bend; to warp; to curve
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
honorific affix; honorific prefix
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
novel; original; new; innovative
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
homemade bento containing food decorated to look like cute characters (from anime, etc.)
person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
interruption; suspension; break
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
secret base; hideout; hidden position