to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
shopping; purchased goods
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be silent; to say nothing
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
don't you think?; indicates question
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
while; even though; despite
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe