what's the matter?; what's wrong?
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
willpower; energy; vitality
salty sea breeze; salt wind
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
dark blue; deep blue; navy blue
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
street; quarter; district; area
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
watchful waiting; careful supervision
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
horizon (related to bodies of water)
sea level; (surface of) sea
colour; color; hue; tints
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire