ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
report; notification; registration
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
document; official papers
both hands; both arms; ten
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to jump upon (a moving object)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
plural; multiple; several
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
duty; obligation; responsibility