ukiyoe of beautiful women; bijin-ga
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
newcomer; initiate; rookie
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
inspection; examination; survey
attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
to paint (draw) a picture
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
censorship; inspection; examination
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
dealing with; coping with
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
mochi rice cake with red bean jam filling; mochi rice cake covered in red bean jam; mochi rice cake
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances