to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
item; article; dish; course; finest item
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
living thing; organism; creature; biology
death game; genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
of course; certainly; naturally
society; company; the public; the world
to have a relationship; to have relations
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names