busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
one's family; family member
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
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
shoji (paper sliding door)
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
half the body; half length
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
to peel; to skin; to pare
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
decapitated head of an enemy
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
corrosion; etching; action of acid; rot; rust; erosion
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
well curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends; pattern resembling the symbol #; parallel crosses; number sign; hash
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)