whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to put one's heart into; to devote oneself to
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
to fold up; to fold into layers
the Japanese (rising sun) flag
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
white background; blank; female virgin
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
fixed date; appointed day
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
that day; the very same day
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
dull sound; muffled sound
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
imagination; supposition; guess
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
letter (of alphabet); character; writing