common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
original intention; initial resolution
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread