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
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
one meal; one meal (a day)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
here and there; in places
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
set meal; special (of the day)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
paste products (incl. sweets, fish paste, etc.); parade float; procession
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white