rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
(open up) suddenly (of a view); widely; broadly; (disappear) suddenly (of doubt, hesitation, etc.)
scene; view; prospect; outlook
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
honestly describing (i.e. without sentiment or conjecture)
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
mostly involve; principally involve
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
kanji used for sound equivalence
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money