to be needed; to be wanted
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to trample down; to devastate
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to feel hungry; to get hungry
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store