origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
future (usually near); prospects
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
really; truly; indeed; good grief
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
even though; despite; when
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
used article (esp. clothes)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
morning training (e.g. before school)
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time