to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
see-through sensation (for clothing); gauziness
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
high laced shoes or boots
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
ignorant of the ways of the world
to be manageable; to be able to handle
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw