interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to order; to command; to appoint
three-lips (freshwater fish of the minnow family, Opsariichthys uncirostris)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
overhead luggage rack; overhead baggage rack
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to live; to make a living; to get on with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hotcake; (American) pancake
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
household economy; family finances
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
loveable; very likeable; like very much
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)