to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances; inner curtain (in a military encampment)
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
comparison; something worthy of comparison
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
long stay; overstaying one's welcome
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
kelvin; measure of temperature from absolute zero (-273C)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
a little bit; a little while
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to weather (e.g. by long exposure to sun or rain); to lose color; to decay
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)