these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
research; study; investigation
rich person; wealthy person
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
clearheadedness; sharpness of mind
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
that's a different matter; that's a different story
new star; newcomer; freshman
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
overall; general; as a whole
to let an opportunity slip
a samurai never goes back on his word
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to put into effect; to put into practice