shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be needed; to be wanted
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
female high-school student
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
the last moment; the very end
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
observation; survey; watching
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
carving; engraving; sculpture
moving about; stirring about
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)