direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
X mark (indicating an incorrect answer, disagreement, cancellation, etc.)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
charcoal; charred remains
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
have a good day; take care; see you
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
town girl; girl raised in a town
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
16th day of the month; 16 days
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai