to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
it's not like; it isn't as if
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
to hand over; to surrender
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
first part of a poem or verse
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to grow up; to become an adult
for a while; for some time; for a period
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
originally; by nature; from the start
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
contract; compact; agreement
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
particularly; only; in the case of
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage