friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
smoothly; easily; readily
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
still; even now; to this day
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
electronic information; electronic data; electronics and information
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to continue to rain or snow
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
unanticipated; unexpected
to cut off; to lop off; to prune