joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
for example; for instance; e.g.
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
message; informative matter
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
world history; international history
group; party; team; squad; section
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
in the future; another day; later
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to redeem (from sin); to save
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make