tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
to grasp the important points; to hit the right points
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
to muster up one's courage
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
creeping lettuce (Ixeris stolonifera); southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
disposition; temperament; turn of mind; atmosphere; feeling
apricot seed; apricot kernel
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to slide down; to slip down
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
whatever; never mind; I don't care; the hell with it
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
true seal (animal); earless seal
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
to smile a smile of satisfaction