to add to one's experience; to become skillful
to hit the bullseye; to hit the mark (in tastes, humour, etc.)
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
party; social event; get-together; compa (Haitian dance music); konpa; kompa
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
quarrel; trouble; dispute
timewasting; killing time
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
lost property; something dropped and left behind
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
government worker; public servant; civil servant
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
another's parent; another's parents
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely