after use; after occurring
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
course; route; path; process; means
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to be opposite; to face each other
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
sign; indication; omen; symptom
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
periodic; regular; routine
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight times; the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
cooking; food preparation
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
outside of one's area of expertise