to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to pick up; to find; to gather
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
time; hour; season; time of the year
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
column shape; cylinder; columnar
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
light brown; golden brown
here and there; in places
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without