to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
the ocean; the great deep
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
on board a ship; aboard a ship
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten; god of wealth
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
to stop raining or snowing
first part (of a book, film, etc.); first volume; prequel
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
mask; striking the head (kendo)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
primary school; elementary school; grade school
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
site (e.g. room, building) especially prepared for a meeting (event, etc.)
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
14th day of the month; 14 days
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
sales battle; business competition
to count on one's fingers
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to use and then throw away