to watch over; to watch attentively
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
exorcism rite; purification
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
neighbourhood; neighborhood
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
even if; even though; however; no matter how