popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
round shape; circle; circular form
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
step; stride; counter for steps
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
clumsiness; unskillfulness
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to go past; to pass; to pass by
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to crumble away; to collapse
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
portable toilet; portaloo; temporary toilet
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
towel twisted into a headband
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
a little bit; a little while