circular (document); circulating letter; palindrome
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to be pleased with; to suit
syllable with a voiced consonant (in Japanese); voiced sound
syllable with an unvoiced consonant (except "p"; in Japanese); syllable written without a dakuten or handakuten; clear sound
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
waking; waking up; awakening
mixed writing (kanji and kana)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
all night; throughout the night
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be (standing) together, an arm across the other's shoulder
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
oblong; landscape orientation
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
counter for (small) boats
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
completion; perfection; accomplishment
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to feel anxious; to feel uneasy; to worry
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
electricity; (electric) light
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering