switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to become greasy; to be oil-stained
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
most (numerous); largest (number of)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
one grain; one drop; one bead
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
infant; baby; little child
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful