securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
chit; sales slip; voucher
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
freighter; cargo ship; carrier
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
little egret (Egretta garzetta)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to entertain; to make welcome
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)