leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
of course; certainly; naturally
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to show up; to appear; to turn up
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to be silent; to say nothing
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)