cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
one-year-old; one year old
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
soon; shortly; before long
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to have a meal; to take a meal
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
personal; individual; private
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
stagnation; hindrance; delay
homecoming; returning home
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
being the runner-up; finishing second
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
with a start; with a jump
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)