root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
distinctive; characteristic
to set (sun); to become dark
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
rest; break; recess; intermission
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
technique; art; skill; move
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
world; society; people; the public
ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
league; federation; union
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to give up smoking; to stop smoking
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark