one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
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)
continuation; succession; series
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
don't worry about it; forget about it
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
being left out; being ostracized
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
session; jam session; jam
review (of learned material); revision
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
materials; data; document
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
outline; summary; argument
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
war; fighting; fierce competition
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
motherland; fatherland; native country
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
place; situation; position; location
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock