devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
water system; river system; drainage system
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to factor out (e.g. in algebra); to pull out common elements
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
changing the flavor of a dish in the middle of a meal by adding condiments, seasoning, etc.
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
immediately carrying out (a plan); right away; without delay; immediately
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
individual; one by one; separate; each
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
classification; categorization; sorting
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
offensive (movement); aggression
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
honour; honor; glory; renown
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to fiddle with; to monkey around with