operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
shoji (paper sliding door)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
at that time; in those days
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
one day; (on) a certain day
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
sad; wretched; deplorable