to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
with a clink (click, clack)
metallic sound; metallic clank
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
invisibly; secretly; privately
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
drama; play; powerful drug
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
failure; mistake; blunder
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid