to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
loveable; very likeable; like very much
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
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