figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
reopening; resumption; restarting
good-quality; superior in quality
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
considerably; fairly; quite
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to pick up; to find; to gather
cooking; food preparation
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
bowl of rice with a chop-suey-like mixture on it
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine