inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
practice; practising; training; study
bathing (swimming) in cold water
(not) even once; (not) ever
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to remove; to move out of the way