spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
fine weather; fair weather
to clear up; to become cloudless
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
hair (on the head); (a) hair
tick (Acari spp.); mite; hoodlum; tough
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
bento; Japanese box lunch
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient