to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
unusual appearance; extraordinary countenance; striking features
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
future years; in (one's) later years
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
familiar spirit; familiar
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
sitting with one's legs out to one side
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to arrest; to capture; to seize
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
waste thread; lint; fluff
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit