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
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
flash (of light); glint; schiller
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
front; frontage; facade; main
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
impossible; unlikely; improbable
scene; spectacle; sight; view
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to get change back; to be more than enough
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to mind; to care; to worry
going around; patrol; round; tour
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
successively; one after another
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute