to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
grudge; complaint; reproach
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to faint; to be exhausted
comfort; consolation; diversion
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to break a dam; to burst out
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to shake one's head (in denial)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to jar; to creak; to grate
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
(period of) a year; during an era