looking like one is waiting for someone
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
in swarms; in great crowds
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to hunger for love; to starve for love
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
detailed statement; detailed account; minute description; specifications; list of particulars
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
thousands; great number of; variety
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation