dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
text entry; character entry
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
duty; function; office; mission; task
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
to be saved up (of money)
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
application; request; petition
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
complete stranger; total stranger
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
not permitting; not authorizing
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy