training; practice; practising; cultivation
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to thrust before; to thrust at
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
notes; comment; remark; annotation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
one's share; one's portion
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
ratio; proportion; percentage
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
mark indicating that the order of the adjacent characters is to be reversed (for reading kanbun in Japanese word order); check mark; tick mark
light; easy; non-serious; minor
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
being the sole winner; winner-take-all