direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to join together; to combine; to join up
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
partly open; in half bloom
to crawl out of; to creep out of
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
action of making something; -ification
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)