necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
so; like this; in this way
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
greeting; a fine thing to say
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to slide into; to slip into
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
three; three years of age
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to count; to include in the number
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing