legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
pronunciation; production of sound
one by one; one after another; successively
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
unique; individual; original; unusual
word game; wordplay; playing with words
beginning; outset; first; onset
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
repetition mark in katakana
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
shellfish; seashell; shell
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
study; library; den; home office; reading room
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent