materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
by itself; automatically; naturally
to rise; to erect; to get up
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun