leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
gossip; corner of the mouth
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
random; unintentional; unintended
split; division; break up
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
(very) back (last) row; rearmost row
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
systematic; regular; routine
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)