question; inquiry; enquiry
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
counter for songs and poems
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
going through; going via; going by way of
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
discovery; detection; finding
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
even if not; even without
future (usually near); prospects
to be helpful; to be useful
to grow up; to become an adult