to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
distant look; faraway look
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
of course; certainly; naturally
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
addition; adding; supplement
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to give directions; to issue instructions
innumerable; countless; numberless
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to face; to go towards; to head towards
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
attendance (at school); going to school
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
platform; home; home base; home plate
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
strap (to hang onto); hanging strap
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
eating; bite (in fishing)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage