from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
prohibition; inhibition; ban
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to order; to command; to appoint
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
coeducation; mixed-sex education
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
particularly; only; in the case of
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to fall flat; to fall face down
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
manly; masculine; like a man