to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
in order; in turn; one by one
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
danger; peril; hazard; risk
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
the other day; a few days ago
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
author; writer; novelist; artist
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
suffix for familiar person
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
delicious; tasty; good; nice
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...