behind; in the rear; in back
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to rock; to shake; to swing
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
near; close; beside; third person
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
appropriate (urgent) response; expediency
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
children's story; fairy tale
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
consideration; taking into account
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
form; shape; figure; visage
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern