to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
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century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
reading matter; reading material
house where one was born; one's parents' house
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
active; dynamic; behavioural
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
declaration; proclamation; announcement
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
danger; peril; hazard; risk
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
pronunciation; production of sound
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
very much; very many; more and more
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in