to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to peel off and fall; to flake away
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
research; study; investigation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to grow horns; to sprout horns; to become angry; to become jealous
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
with a momentary flash of light
gem; jewel; precious stone
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air