to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
please (give me); please (do for me)
to repeat; to do something over again
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)