true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
considerably; greatly; a lot
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
while; during; performed in this condition
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to cause someone to worry
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
though; even if; whether ... or ...
weak child; frail child; gangly child
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case