to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
and then; and so; and; so then
first time; first; initial
having said that; on the other hand
strict order; peremptory command
joke; playfulness; kidding around
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
rather; better; instead; if anything
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
unskinned; unhusked; in the skin
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
division into equal parts; equal parts
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)