arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
speculation; thinking; meditation
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
serious; severe; grave; acute
no!; no no!; no, not at all
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
(wearing) low over one's eyes
fragment; one of the group or party
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
young girl; lass; adolescent female
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
thought; idea; conception
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to stop (plug) one's ears
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
restricted; confined; unfree
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up