shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
excursion; field trip; school trip
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
trivial; not amounting to much
to well up; to burst; to arise
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
convention; tired tradition; old custom
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
counting song; enumerative form (of waka)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
sense of values; values; value system
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
sympathy; compassion; pity
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick