looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
else; in addition; besides
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
marriageable age; chance of marriage
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
remote (work, device, etc.)
ground glass; frosted glass
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(another's) child; child; kid
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to become better; to improve
the same generation; coeval
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
middle and high-school students
my personal (e.g. opinion)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
two (long cylindrical things)
(coil) spring; spring (season); light overcoat (worn in spring and autumn); topcoat
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
difference; variation; difference
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to scrape off; to shave off
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt