source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to take on a role; to take part
tune (melody, piece of music)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
setting up specially; special installation
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
leaving a matter to chance
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
many communities (villages); cluster of plants
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)