echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
being in love with an idol, actor, etc.; fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
living thing; living creature; animal; life
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
the other day; some time ago; recently
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
index; indices; indicator
technical journal (periodical, magazine)
way of speaking; intimation
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand