pointing out; identification
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
joke; playfulness; kidding around
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
undeveloped woodland near populated area; settlement pattern of living in upland valleys and cultivating lower slopes
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
marriage proposal; courtship
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
truancy; school non-attendance
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
being good at cooking; good cook
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to invite in; to show someone in
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory