keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
verbal message; word (from someone)
muddy water; red-light district
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to fall ill; to be taken ill
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to turn towards; to point
time; season; period; phase; stage
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
very busy (person or thing)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
waterfall; cataract; cascade