nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
quarrel; dispute; argument
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
aggressiveness; aggression
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to get one's head around; to think about
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
sensual love; love affair
principle; theory; fundamental truth
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself