traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
counter for books; volume
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
father; dad; husband; you; he
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
briskly; quickly; promptly
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
battle formation; military formation
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
better than none at all; better than nothing
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity