hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
main question; real issue at hand
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to hide; to keep to oneself
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
first meeting; first interview with
companion; company; tritagonist
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sense of caution; wariness
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
one thin flat object; one sheet
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to concern; to be related
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
hiding one's embarrassment
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
writing; composition; essay; sentence
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people