to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
because of; owing to; due to
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
underground train; subway
strike (i.e. industrial action)
particularly; only; in the case of
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
mala (spicy and numbing flavor)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
while; during; while; although; all; both
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic