gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
interruption; suspension; break
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to be conspicuous; to stand out
almost; roughly; approximately
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)