to reach out (for); to extend one's reach (towards); to set one's sights (on); to work towards (getting, becoming, etc.); to put out a feeler; (lit.) to extend one's tentacles
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one large ...; a great ...
excursion; field trip; school trip
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
festival merrymaking; revelry
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
since; henceforth; ever since
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
source of worry; source of distress
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata); greenhead coneflower
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
weather forecast; weather report
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray