to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
letter; missive; note; mail
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one thin flat object; one sheet
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
such ... as; or some such
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
middle and high-school students
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
classification; categorization; sorting
speaking voice; talking voice
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to press against each other; to huddle together
in this way; thus; such; uh...
such; like that; that sort of; very
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament