to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
going upstream; swimming upstream
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
standing on one leg; single leg stance
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
(breaking) with a snap (of a rope, string, etc.); stabbing (with a knife, etc.)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
restoration; repair; mending
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
jumping along in a squatting position; bunny-hopping
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
society; public; community; social studies
legislation; development of laws
modernization; modernisation
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder