to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to ask a question; to ask questions
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
gem; jewel; precious stone
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
emphasizes direct object of action
mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)
screaming (vocal technique); shouting
holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
isolation; being alone; being friendless
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
end; close; conclusion; termination
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts