tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
yearned for; longed for; missed
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
this world; this life; world of the living
Izumi Shikibu (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
homeroom; form room; form class
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
by means of; due to; because of; according to
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
advance; moving forward; progress
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
using all one's strength; using all one's might
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
interior angle; internal angle; inside corner
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
left; left field; left fielder
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)