tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to be able to manage somehow or another
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
underestimation; undervaluation
upward adjustment; upward revision
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
intensive; concentrated; focused
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to scatter away; to vanish
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
birth; creation; formation
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)