speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
will not do; do not; does not
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
summer vacation; summer holiday
firmly rooted; deep-seated
very young; little; childish; immature
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
Leghorn (var. of chicken)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed