compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
as a child; when one was a child
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
commerce; trade; business
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike