snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
unit; (musical) group; band
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
double-checking (trans: double-check); countercheck
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
current student; enrolled student
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
hello; good day; good afternoon
experient; person who has experienced something
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
riskiness; (level of) danger
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
only recently; just of late
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right