baptismal ceremony; baptism
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
this world; this life; world of the living
to be born; to come into the world
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to leave word; to leave a message
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
any more; any further; any better; any longer
had better ...; had better not ...
manners; courtesy; etiquette
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
thousands; several thousand
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
exactly as stated; verbatim
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness