advanced level; high grade; senior
several people; a few people
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
very young; little; childish; immature
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
family; members of a family
originally; by nature; from the start
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
(medical) doctor; physician
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
determination; resolution
summer vacation; summer holiday
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
ordinary session of the Diet
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
refinement; elegance; grace