skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
evening meal; dinner; supper
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
unrequited love; one-sided love
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
imagination; supposition; guess
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child
to accept; to receive; to agree
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
administration of justice; judicature
life; living; I; me; student
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)