breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
number of times; frequency; count
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to appease; to suppress; to calm
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to turn towards; to point
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut