question; inquiry; enquiry
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
never mind!; don't worry about it
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
to grow up; to become an adult
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
great difference; big difference; wide margin
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness