being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
sunlight; rays of the Sun
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
future (usually near); prospects
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to solicit; to demand; to extort
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
even if not; even without
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to get between; to be caught in
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
to become better; to improve
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
peeler (for peeling a label from its base in a barcode printer)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.