precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
bunch of flowers; bouquet
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
close call; narrow escape
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
serious; severe; grave; acute
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
round shape; circle; circular form
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
(not) so much; (not) that much
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back