(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
armor and helmet (armour)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
rebirth; new birth; nascent
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
regional cuisine; local cuisine
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
natto (fermented soybeans)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
circular bento box; something ring-shaped; handcuffs
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
childish; child-like; immature; infantile