opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to shout (in anger); to yell
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to get someone to say; to make someone say
remaining; left-over; excess
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
essence; true nature; substance; reality
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
penis; chink; jingle; begging (animal); jealousy; black porgy juvenile; flirting
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
to pass (of time); to elapse
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...