sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
directly opposite; right in front
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be entwined; to be involved
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
name; given name; first name
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
while; during; while; although; all; both
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
votive picture (originally of horse)