to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
water's edge; beach; foreshore
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
salty sea breeze; salt wind
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
flour; meal; powder; dust
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
empirical; from experience
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
third stage; three stages
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to mix; to stir; to blend
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang