laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
number of (large) animals
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
container (e.g. shipping); skip
blocking the way; standing in the way
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution