line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
actors; players; (lit.) riverbank beggars
competing; competition; auction
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
listening attentively; (be quiet and) listen!; hear! hear!
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
sickroom; hospital room; ward
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
get-well card (gift, letter); visit to a sick person; inquiry after a sick person
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do