wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
packing; crating; packaging
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
(passenger) car; automobile
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
sincere; earnest; serious
to collect information; to gather knowledge
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
event; phenomenon; matter
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
Lake Akan (Hokkaidō); Akanko
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to leave everything to (someone)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
if so; in that case; in that situation