to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
anonymity; using an assumed name
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
highest grade; superlative degree
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to turn completely into; to become completely
to explain adequately; to be accountable
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
whether one wants to or not; without choice
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
personal feelings; self-interest
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
huge; enormous; great big