modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to join together; to combine; to join up
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to cry and shout; to scream
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
interruption; suspension; break
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to complain; to make a complaint
portrait of deceased person
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
beyond that point; after that
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
kindergartener; preschooler
to count on one's fingers
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
sense of loss; feeling of loss
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
second day of the month; two days
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal