tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be surprised; to be astonished
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
partly open; in half bloom
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
stepwise; one step at a time
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize