withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
newly born imperial prince; newly constructed (branch) shrine
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
shopping; purchased goods
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
close; intimate; on good terms
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
older brother and younger sister
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to finger; to tamper (with)
one breath; chug!; drink!
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to put up (a notice); to post
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly