to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
helper; assistant; help; assistance
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
principal occupation; core business
young girl; lass; adolescent female
being intrusive; intrusive person
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
strategist; tactician; schemer
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
to be born; to come into the world
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
quantity over quality; quantity before quality
quality over quantity; quality before quantity
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops