whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to shake; to waver; to tremble
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
present; gift; to give a present or gift
script; libretto; scenario
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
festival; feast; carnival
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
determination; resolution
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
regret; repentance; remorse
had better ...; had better not ...
failure; mistake; blunder