rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
flustered person; hasty person
to be discouraged; to shrink from
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to ask a question; to ask questions
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
plural; multiple; several
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
right in the center (centre)
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
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.)
significant; meaningful; intentional; volitional
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
coincident with; while; simultaneously
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best