to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to look away; to turn away
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
how long; how far; how much
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
somewhat below; slightly below
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive