to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
that's the way it is; such is life
in one's own way or style
strategist; tactician; schemer
personality; style; appearance
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
up until now; as recently as the present
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
casting; cast-metal object
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
imagination; supposition; guess
scene; spectacle; sight; view
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
episode; anecdote; vignette
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
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
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
next; secondly; subsequently
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)