ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
invisibly; secretly; privately
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
descriptive (narrative) part
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
clearing one's throat; cough
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
gem; jewel; precious stone
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to be needed; to be wanted
to check; to stop; to keep back
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy