to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
every year; yearly; annually
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
writing implement; writing tool
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
lack of innovation; stupidity
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly