to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to give; to do (something) for
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
for dear life; barely escaping alive
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
witnessing; observing; sighting
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone