to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities; to slip away; to abscond
answer a roll call for another
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
without omission; in full
genuine article; real thing; real deal
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to fall ill; to be taken ill
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
either way; in any case; one way or another
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.)