aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
selection; choice; screening
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
open field; empty lot; plain
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
bento; Japanese box lunch
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
as much as one can; as much as possible
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
at work; in the midst of work; working
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
height (of a person); stature
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
intelligence; intellect; brains
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with