reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
Japanese green gentian (Swertia japonica); alderfly (esp. species Sialis japonica); alder fly
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
ability; capability; competence; skill
agarwood; aloeswood; gharuwood; aquilaria tree; lign aloes
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
intelligence gathering; information gathering
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to ripen; to give one's everything; to make one's best effort
kanji "day" radical at left (radical 72)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare