basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
too (much); overly; excessively
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
here and there; in places
at first; initially; in the beginning
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
deep affection; dear; beloved
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
impassioned speech; fervent speech