ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
such; like that; that sort of; very
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
from the viewpoint of; according to
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
many; much; plenty; hardly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument