to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to be transparent; to show through
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
whispering; murmuring; subdued
being startled; getting a shock
forcibly; against one's will
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
such; like that; that sort of; very
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
gray or silver haired (grey)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart