waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
light pink; light crimson
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella; drawing of an umbrella with two names under it (equivalent of "X loves Y")
adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella; drawing of an umbrella with two names under it (equivalent of "X loves Y")
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
a second time; again; once more; twice
fermented milk drink (e.g. Yakult, Calpis, Calpico); lactic fermenting beverage
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull