nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
totally willing; fully motivated
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
just because; even if; even though
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to begin shooting; to shoot out
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
two (long cylindrical things)
to burst open; to pop; to split
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
spray of snow (smoke-like)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know