hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
(religious) faith; belief; creed
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
action; operation; effect; function
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
junior high school student; middle school pupil
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
var. of traditional white, uncreased Japanese paper, made from high-quality mulberry wood
spring snow (usu. large snowflakes)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to be conspicuous; to stand out
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to look young; to seem young
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
incident; affair; happening; event
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
deputy head teacher; vice principal
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)