to like; to love; to be fond of
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
large pile of rocks; open-heartedness; not being bothered by unimportant things
standard; set; routine; decided
festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
rather; sooner; preferably
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
succession; continuation; series; sequence
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
multi-; multi-post; multilevel marketing system; pyramid selling; mulch; mulching
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be surprised; to be astonished
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely