to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
fortune-telling; divination
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
generation; lifetime; age
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
freely; frankly; without reserve
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
looking back; worry; anxiety
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
from one's seat; without stirring
to kick over; to kick down