living thing; organism; creature; biology
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
water stick; water scorpion
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
ingredient; component; composition
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
illegal; illicit; unlawful
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage