ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
real intention; true motive; true meaning
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
vitality; (one's) life force
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
complete recovery of health
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
without eating or drinking
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
basket; basketball; basket cloth
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
many; numerous; various; large number of
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude