operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
besides; in addition; also; moreover
president (of a society); chairman
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
witnessing; observing; sighting
surveillance camera; security camera
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
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 chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)