to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to shed light; to cast light
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)