vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
tendency; trend; inclination
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
bedside; near one's pillow
bedside; near one's pillow
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility