refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
scrunchie; scrunchy; hair tie covered in fabric
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
to relax; to feel at home
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
business discussion; negotiation
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
guidance; leadership; leading the way
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
silence (not speaking); muteness
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be sooty; to be stained
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)