to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
scenery; scene; landscape
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
Shiina Ringo (1978.11.25-)
progress; advance; improvement; development
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
unlucky for all activities, with only the period around noon being auspicious
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
stupid face; foolish look on one's face
since when; from when; how long
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
articles; supplies; parts
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
knapsack; rucksack; backpack
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
exaltation; emotional uplift
in succession; one after another
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)