indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
lingering snow; snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for