cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
voice change; voice break
to add; to write a postscript
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
notes; comment; remark; annotation
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
killing three birds with one stone
processed goods; finished goods
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
cherry blossom (colour, color)
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
same kind (race); homogeneousness
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
opposite bank; farther shore
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to need; to demand; to take; to require
river surface; surface of a river
self-motivation; spontaneity; spontaneousness
to lose one's footing; to slip
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion