reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
degenerate; pervert; deviant
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
life; living; I; me; student
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
second (unit of time); arc second
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
quick motion (e.g. slide step); fast motion (video)
sidearm throw; sidearm delivery; sidearm pitch
something wrapped in a furoshiki
short distance; short range; short-haul
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
two days later; day after next; next day but one
national holiday; public holiday
opening time; starting time of work
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin