play equipment; playground equipment
way out; means to escape; escape route
person in charge; official; attendant
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
wounded person; injured person
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping)
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes