indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to feel; to sense; to experience
since when; from when; how long
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
stealthy steps; soft steps
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
honorific/polite/humble prefix
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during