strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
uninhabited island; desert island
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
shellfish; seashell; shell
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
memory; sense; experience
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
collection of short Heian period tales in the form of poems
distinguished service; meritorious service
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard