to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to hand over; to surrender
four corners; four ordinal directions
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
class; heading; group; category
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
society; the world; the times
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to face on; to look out on to
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
on the occasion of; at the time of
depending on; dependent on
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake