shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
hurray; hooray; go!; you can do it!
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
and; thereupon; because of that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to paint (draw) a picture
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
speaking voice; talking voice
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
junior high school student; middle school pupil
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
foreign; abroad; overseas
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
piece; fragment; one (object)