to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to dye; to colour; to color
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
such; like that; that sort of; very
to stretch (unbend) oneself
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to put one's hand on; to touch
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
that's the way it is; such is life
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
Japanese-style writing desk
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time