transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to fall flat; to fall face down
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
next term; next period; next version; next release
proud; triumphant; boastful
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
question; inquiry; enquiry
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
have to do; must; should; ought to
suddenly; all of a sudden
absorption; suction; attraction
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
unrecoverable; irreversible; irreparable
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace