inspection; examination; checking
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
for the first time in one's life
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
home area; home town; local
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
half body bathing; hip bath
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
north entrance; north exit
pasture; grassland; meadow
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
group; bunch; crowd; group
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
Hokkaido squirrel (subspecies of red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris orientis)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand