to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
convenient; handy; useful
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
same; similar; (just) like; equal
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
don't you think?; indicates question
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
instant; moment; for an instant
incident; affair; happening; event
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out