stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
street stall; stand; booth
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
in this way; thus; such; uh...
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
New Year's Eve; end of the year
together; at the same time; same; identical
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
registration; accession; register; entry; record
email newsletter; email magazine; e-zine; e-mag
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
main shrine; inner sanctuary
book; volume; this; present; main; head
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized