spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
change of schedule; schedule change
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
everywhere; all over; throughout
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
start of a romance; beginning of love
the other day; a few days ago
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
boisterously; roughly; briskly
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
club activities; extracurricular activities
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa