activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
summer vacation; summer holiday
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
topic of discussion; agenda
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
change; alteration; modification
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
pit babe; paddock girl; grid girl
finishing blow; coup de grâce
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
genuine; authentic; true; real
five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold