to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
bunch of flowers; bouquet
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
incident; affair; happening; event
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to push away; to push aside; to shove
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
at first; in the beginning; originally
one thin flat object; one sheet
forked tree; forked branch
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
time and time again; many times; a number of times
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
good performance; good work; great success
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill