to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be dispersed; to get separated
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to grumble over one's wine cups
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
system; institution; organization; organisation
later on; eventually; afterwards
schoolgirl; female student
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
feigned tears; crocodile tears
one's post; place of work; workplace