to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
directly opposite; right in front
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to show signs of; to appear
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
connection; link; relationship
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
celebrating recovery from illness
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
paella (Spanish rice dish)
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to write music for a song; to set to music
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
readiness to die; (in the) face of death