cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
fifth day of the month; five days
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
cultivation; nurture; culture
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to spend time (on doing something)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
human relations; personal relationships
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
way; method; means; resource; course
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
soccer club (at a school); football club
graduation ceremony; commencement
button (clothing); push-button
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
social networking service; SNS
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how