surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
no!; no no!; no, not at all
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down