soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
naturalization; naturalisation
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
perception; sensing; noticing
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
it is I who should say so
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to remove; to move out of the way
bright person; talented student; prodigy
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to say; to be called; to do
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick