to find out; to discover; to locate
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
bird's egg (esp. a chicken egg); chick; baby bird (esp. a baby chicken); eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy); eggshell (colour); red and white oval rice cakes
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to fall in love (with); to love
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
after school (at the end of the day)
association of like-minded people
attendance; presence; appearance
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness