learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
leading person; foremost figure
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
with these words; while saying
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
area; region; district; locality
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
home area; home town; local
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to compete with; to vie for
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
suffix for familiar person
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
fish with a human-looking face
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted