high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
living thing; living creature; animal; life
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to jump up and down; to hop
on the occasion of; at the time of
being about to cry; the verge of tears
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)