a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to be badly made; to fail
feeling; sense; impression
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
changing clothes; change of clothes
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
appointment; assignment; promotion
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
region; limits; stage; level
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one