violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
pale; pallid; bluish-white
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
new record (in sports, etc.)
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
one's destination; place where someone is going; source (of an object); origin; branch office
meaning; called; named; that says; that
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
Japanese, Western and Chinese (cuisine)
to fly around; to scatter
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
formal, black kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
paste (food, adhesive, etc.); paste
having a romantic interest; having a chance (of being hired, etc.); (lit.) having a pulse
very recently; in the very recent past
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
absolute basics; very rudiments