to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
yearned for; longed for; missed
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
flavoured coffee (flavored)
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
cc (email); carbon copy; cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre; milliliter
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould
customization; customisation
both; both sides; both parties
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to stick into; to pierce; to run into