compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
going west (esp. from Tokyo to the Kansai region); leaving for the west
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
needless to say; obviously; of course
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
sound of wind rustling in the pine needles (like waves)
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
rice gruel with adzuki beans
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
recognition; acquaintance
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose