the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
jealousy; roasted rice cake
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
very busy (person or thing)
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to arrange; to decorate; to dress; to garnish
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
these guys; these fellows
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to be given up; to be discontinued
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to look upwards; to look up
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
thickly; stickily; viscously
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
pioneer; settler; colonist