to use up all one's strength; to die
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
good; goodness; right; virtue
exit; way out; outlet; vent
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
disentanglement puzzle; wire puzzle
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
it's (so cheap it's) a steal!; (lit.) take it away, thief
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
calamity; misfortune; disaster
sensual love; love affair
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
else; in addition; besides
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
marriageable age; chance of marriage
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
remote (work, device, etc.)
ground glass; frosted glass
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(another's) child; child; kid
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to become better; to improve
the same generation; coeval
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
middle and high-school students