being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
what time; (lit.) which hour
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
about this time; about now
filtration; filtering; percolation
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
convenient; handy; useful
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
to distribute; to hand out
central corridor; middle corridor
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
in proportion to; just as much as
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
(animal) feed tray; feed trough; feed box; feed bowl; bait box (e.g. for fishing)