to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
offence; offense; hindrance
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
general; popular; common; typical
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
height (of body); stature
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
in the prefecture; prefectural
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
but; however; provided that
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character