decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to shake; to sway; to waver
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
young person; youth; young
rikka; formal style of ikebana
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
sincere; earnest; serious
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
difficult to ...; hard to ...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
likability; favorability; popularity
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
education; training; discipline
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)