to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
to step forward; to take a step forward
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
identifiable; personalized
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
smelling of earth; rustic
condensed milk; Soviet Union
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to blaze; to burn brightly
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
in good health; alive and well; going strong
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
notch; nick; marks on a ruler
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots