basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
chain; series; connection; linkage
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
item; article; dish; course; finest item
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
bridge (over a road or railway); overpass; flyover; land bridge
mental phenomenon; psychological phenomenon
twilight; dusk; faint light
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
atomic energy; nuclear power
radioactivity; radiation; radioactive material
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)