to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to get someone to say; to make someone say
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
adds force or indicates command
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to become inverted; to become reversed
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
suddenly; all of a sudden
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
considerably; greatly; a lot