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Vocab from the NANA manga, volumes 1 - 16.

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⑤ 花【はな】 • ① flower, blossom, bloom, petal ② blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), cherry blossom ③ ikebana ④ Japanese playing cards ⑤ beauty ⑥ (the) best

⑤ 上手【じょうず】 • ① skill, skillful, dexterity ② flattery

⑤ 会う【あう】 • ① to meet, to encounter ② to have an accident, to have a bad experience

⑤ 軽い【かるい】 • ① light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) ② light (i.e. of foot), nimble, agile ③ non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial ④ slight, small, gentle, soft ⑤ easy, simple ⑥ indiscriminate

⑤ 大勢【おおぜい】 • many, crowd, great number of people

⑤ 一昨日【おととい】 • day before yesterday

⑤ 磨く【みがく】 • ① to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth) ② to refine, to improve

⑤ 卵【たまご】 • ① eggs, egg, spawn, roe ② hen egg ③ (an expert) in the making

⑤ 椅子【いす】 • ① chair ② post, office, position

⑤ 撮る【とる】 • to take (a photo), to make (a film)

⑤ 賑やか【にぎやか】 • bustling, busy

⑤ 殆ど【ほとんど】 • mostly, almost

⑤ どれ • ① which (of three or more) ② whichever, any ③ well, now, let me see

⑤ まだ • ① as yet, hitherto, still ② not yet (with negative verb)

④ すっかり • all, completely, thoroughly

④ 上がる【あがる】 • ① to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised ② to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in ③ to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade ④ to get out (of water), to come ashore ⑤ to increase ⑥ to improve, to make progress ⑦ to be promoted, to advance ⑧ to be made (of profit, etc.) ⑨ to occur (esp. of a favourable result) ⑩ to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.) ⑪ to be finished, to be done, to be over ⑫ (of rain) to stop, to lift ⑬ to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die ⑭ to win (in a card game, etc.) ⑮ to be arrested ⑯ to turn up (of evidence, etc.) ⑰ to be deep fried ⑱ to be spoken loudly ⑲ to get stage fright ⑳ to be offered (to the gods, etc.) ○ to go, to visit ○ to eat, to drink ○ to be listed (as a candidate) ○ to serve (in one's master's home) ○ (in Kyoto) to go north ○ (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion

④ 会場【かいじょう】 • assembly hall, meeting place, the grounds

④ 試合【しあい】 • match, game, bout, contest

④ 十分【じゅうぶん】 • ① plenty, enough, sufficient, satisfactory, adequate ② division into ten ③ perfectly, thoroughly, fully, in full

④ 西洋【せいよう】 • the west, Western countries

④ 通う【かよう】 • ① to go back and forth, to ply between ② to commute, to attend (school, church, etc.)

④ 都合【つごう】 • circumstances, condition, convenience

④ 不便【ふべん】 • inconvenience, inexpediency, unhandiness

④ 首【くび】 • ① neck ② head ③ unemployed person

④ 近所【きんじょ】 • neighbourhood, neighborhood

④ 細かい【こまかい】 • ① small ② fine, minute ③ minor, trivial ④ sensitive, attentive

④ 焼く【やく】 • ① to bake, to grill ② to develop (photos) ③ to suntan ④ to burn (in flames, down, CD, DVD, etc.), to scorch ⑤ to be jealous, to be envious

④ 深い【ふかい】 • deep, profound, thick, close

④ 打つ【うつ】 • ① to hit (something inanimate), to strike, to beat (on something) ② to type, to tap (e.g. a key) ③ to inject ④ to indulge in gambling ⑤ to visit (on a pilgrimage)

④ 倍【ばい】 • ① twice, double ② times, -fold

④ 理由【りゆう】 • reason, pretext, motive

④ 留守【るす】 • ① absence, being away from home ② house-sitting, house-sitter ③ being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.), neglecting

④ 落とす【おとす】 • ① to drop, to lose, to let fall ② to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains) ③ to download

④ 祈る【いのる】 • to pray, to wish

④ 規則【きそく】 • rules, regulations, conventions

④ 事務所【じむしょ】 • office

④ 祖母【そぼ】 • grandmother

④ 複雑【ふくざつ】 • complex, complicated

④ 暮れる【くれる】 • to get dark, to end, to come to an end, to close, to run out

④ 腕【うで】 • ① arm ② skill

④ 挨拶【あいさつ】 • ① greeting, greetings, salutation, salute ② speech (congratulatory or appreciative), address ③ reply, response ④ a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark) ⑤ (orig. meaning) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)

④ 噛む【かむ】 • ① to bite, to chew, to gnaw ② to fumble or falter with one's words

④ 看護婦【かんごふ】 • (female) nurse

④ 講義【こうぎ】 • lecture

④ 邪魔【じゃま】 • hindrance, intrusion

④ 飾る【かざる】 • to decorate, to ornament, to adorn

④ 騒ぐ【さわぐ】 • ① to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy ② to rustle, to swoosh ③ to make merry ④ to clamor, to clamour, to make a fuss, to kick up a fuss ⑤ to lose one's cool, to panic, to act flustered ⑥ to feel tense, to be uneasy, to be excited

④ 暖房【だんぼう】 • heating

④ 注射【ちゅうしゃ】 • injection

④ 揺れる【ゆれる】 • to shake, to sway

④ 我々【われわれ】 • we

④ 訳【やく】 • translation, version (e.g. "English version")

④ いじめる • to tease, to torment, to persecute, to chastise

④ なるべく • as much as possible, wherever practicable

④ ぶつ • to hit (a person), to strike, to beat

④ とうとう • finally, at last, reaching a head

④ わけ • conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard, reason, cause, meaning, circumstances, situation

④ まま • ① as it is, as one likes, because, as ② condition, state

④ たまに • occasionally, once in a while

③ うっかり • carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently

③ ぐっすり • sound asleep, fast asleep

③ こっそり • stealthily, secretly

③ さっぱり • ① feeling refreshed, feeling relieved ② neat, trimmed ③ plain, simple ④ completely, entirely ⑤ not in the least (in sentence with negative verb), not at all ⑥ completely ignorant, not doing at all

③ しつこい • insistent, obstinate

③ そっくり • all, altogether, entirely, just like, the spitting image of

③ そっと • softly, gently, quietly, secretly

③ だらけ • ① implying (negatively) that something is full of (e.g. mistakes) ② covered all over (e.g. with blood)

③ どうせ • anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at best, at most, at all

③ ぶつぶつ • ① grunt, grumble, complaint, mutter ② pimples, spots, eruption, rash ③ cutting into small pieces ④ simmering

③ ぼんやり • absent-minded, blockhead, dim, faint, vague

③ 半ば【なかば】 • middle, half, semi, halfway, partly

③ 見つめる【みつめる】 • to stare at, to gaze at, to look hard at, to watch intently, to fix one's eyes on

③ 生き生き【いきいき】 • vividly, lively

③ ばったり • with a clash (thud), with a bang, plump, flop, suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly

③ 以前【いぜん】 • ago, since, before, previous

③ 一方【いっぽう】 • ① one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party ② on the one hand, on the other hand ③ whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn ④ (after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only

③ 去る【さる】 • ① to leave, to go away ② to pass, to elapse ③ to be distant ④ to send away, to drive off, to divorce ⑤ (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) ... completely ⑥ last ... (e.g. "last April")

③ 手品【てじな】 • sleight of hand, conjuring trick, magic, juggling

③ 重大【じゅうだい】 • serious, important, significant, grave, weighty

③ 世の中【よのなか】 • society, the world, the times

③ 世間【せけん】 • world, society

③ 切れる【きれる】 • ① to cut well, to be sharp ② to break (off), to snap, to wear out ③ to be injured ④ to burst, to collapse ⑤ to be disconnected, to be out of, to expire, to sever (connections) with ⑥ to be shrewd, to have a sharp mind ⑦ to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a time) ⑧ to flip, to lose one's temper ⑨ to be able to do completely

③ 味方【みかた】 • friend, ally, supporter

③ 用心【ようじん】 • care, precaution, guarding, caution

③ 話題【わだい】 • topic, subject

③ 注ぐ【そそぐ】 • ① to pour (into), to fill ② to sprinkle on from above, to shed (e.g. tears) ③ to concentrate one's spirit or strength on ④ to fall onto (of rain, snow)

③ 安定【あんてい】 • stability, equilibrium

③ 加える【くわえる】 • to append, to sum up, to add (up), to include, to increase, to inflict

③ 感心【かんしん】 • admiration, Well done!

③ 観光【かんこう】 • sightseeing

③ 期待【きたい】 • expectation, anticipation, hope

③ 記事【きじ】 • article, news story, report, account

③ 記入【きにゅう】 • entry, filling in of forms

③ 逆らう【さからう】 • to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

③ 求める【もとめる】 • to seek, to request, to demand, to want, to wish for, to search for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to buy

③ 欠ける【かける】 • ① to be chipped, to be damaged, to be broken ② to be lacking, to be missing ③ to be insufficient, to be short, to be deficient, to be negligent toward ④ (of the moon) to wane, to go into eclipse

③ 幸福【こうふく】 • happiness, blessedness

③ 参加【さんか】 • participation

③ 事情【じじょう】 • circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons

③ 常に【つねに】 • always, constantly

③ 身分【みぶん】 • social position, social status

③ 正確【せいかく】 • accurate, punctual, exact, authentic, veracious

③ 正式【せいしき】 • due form, official, formality

③ 全く【まったく】 • ① really, truly, entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly ② indeed ③ good grief (expression of exasperation)

③ 相当【そうとう】 • ① befitting, becoming, worthy of, proportionate, in keeping with, suitable ② considerable, substantial ③ to be worthy of, to be proportionate to ④ to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.), to be equivalent ⑤ extremely, considerably

③ 息【いき】 • ① breath, breathing ② tone, mood

③ 皮肉【ひにく】 • cynicism, sarcasm, irony, satire

③ 飛び出す【とびだす】 • ① to jump out, to rush out, to fly out ② to appear (suddenly) ③ to protrude, to project ④ to butt in

③ 無事【ぶじ】 • safety, peace, quietness

③ 明らか【あきらか】 • obvious, evident, clear, plain

③ 目指す【めざす】 • to aim at, to have an eye on

③ 友情【ゆうじょう】 • friendship, fellowship, camaraderie

③ 様子【ようす】 • ① state, state of affairs, situation, circumstances ② appearance, look, aspect ③ sign, indication

③ 面【めん】 • ① face ② mask, face guard ③ (in kendo) striking the head ④ surface (esp. a geometrical surface) ⑤ page ⑥ aspect, facet, side ⑦ chamfer ⑧ counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

③ 乗せる【のせる】 • ① to give (someone) a ride, to give a lift, to pick up, to help on board ② to deceive, to take for a ride

③ 勝ち【かち】 • win, victory

③ 囲む【かこむ】 • to surround, to encircle

③ 意識【いしき】 • ① consciousness ② awareness, sense ③ mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

③ 一般【いっぱん】 • general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average

③ 永遠【えいえん】 • eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence

③ 延期【えんき】 • postponement, adjournment

③ 汚す【よごす】 • ① to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain ② to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile

③ 解散【かいさん】 • breakup, dissolution

③ 快適【かいてき】 • pleasant, agreeable, comfortable

③ 覚める【さめる】 • ① to wake, to wake up ② to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia) ③ to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned

③ 観察【かんさつ】 • observation, survey

③ 含む【ふくむ】 • ① to contain, to comprise, to have, to hold, to include, to embrace ② to hold in the mouth ③ to bear in mind, to understand, to harbor (grudge, etc.), to harbour ④ to express (emotion, etc.), to imply

③ 希望【きぼう】 • hope, wish, aspiration

③ 記念【きねん】 • commemoration, memory

③ 疑う【うたがう】 • to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect

③ 疑問【ぎもん】 • question, problem, doubt, guess

③ 許す【ゆるす】 • ① to permit, to allow, to approve ② to exempt (from fine), to excuse (from), to pardon, to forgive, to release, to let off ③ to confide in ④ to give up, to yield

③ 許可【きょか】 • permission, approval, authorization

③ 叫ぶ【さけぶ】 • to shout, to cry

③ 恐怖【きょうふ】 • fear, dread, dismay, terror

③ 努める【つとめる】 • to endeavor (endeavour), to try, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to be diligent

③ 偶然【ぐうぜん】 • (by) chance, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity

③ 傾向【けいこう】 • tendency, trend, inclination

③ 経つ【たつ】 • to pass, to lapse

③ 経由【けいゆ】 • go by the way, via

③ 警告【けいこく】 • warning, advice

③ 権利【けんり】 • right, privilege

③ 現象【げんしょう】 • phenomenon

③ 枯れる【かれる】 • to wither (plant), to be blasted, to die

③ 構成【こうせい】 • organization, organisation, configuration, composition

③ 合格【ごうかく】 • success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility

③ 差【さ】 • difference, variation

③ 再び【ふたたび】 • again, once more, a second time

③ 材料【ざいりょう】 • ingredients, material

③ 支える【ささえる】 • ① to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up ② to hold at bay, to stem, to check

③ 支配【しはい】 • rule, control, direction

③ 支払う【しはらう】 • to pay

③ 失う【うしなう】 • to lose, to part with

③ 手段【しゅだん】 • means, way, measure

③ 収入【しゅうにゅう】 • income, receipts, revenue

③ 周囲【しゅうい】 • ① surroundings, environs ② circumference

③ 出版【しゅっぱん】 • publication

③ 床【ゆか】 • ① floor ② stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player) ③ dining platform built across a river

③ 常識【じょうしき】 • common knowledge, conventional wisdom, general knowledge, common sense

③ 信用【しんよう】 • confidence, dependence, credit, faith, reliance, belief, credence

③ 深刻【しんこく】 • serious

③ 制度【せいど】 • system, institution, organization, organisation

③ 精神【せいしん】 • mind, soul, heart, spirit, intention

③ 積もる【つもる】 • ① to pile up, to accumulate ② to estimate

③ 責める【せめる】 • to condemn, to blame, to criticize, to criticise

③ 責任【せきにん】 • ① duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) ② liability, onus

③ 設備【せつび】 • equipment, device, facilities, installation

③ 占める【しめる】 • ① to comprise (some part of the whole), to account for, to make up (of) ② to hold, to occupy

③ 想像【そうぞう】 • imagination, guess

③ 増す【ます】 • to increase, to grow

③ 増加【ぞうか】 • increase, increment, addition

③ 存在【そんざい】 • existence, being

③ 損害【そんがい】 • damage, injury, loss

③ 対象【たいしょう】 • target, object (of worship, study, etc.), subject (of taxation, etc.)

③ 担当【たんとう】 • (in) charge (of an area of responsibility, but not necessarily supervision of staff)

③ 直接【ちょくせつ】 • direct, immediate, personal, firsthand

③ 程度【ていど】 • degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number)

③ 得る【うる】 • ① (after the -masu stem of a verb) to be able to ..., can ... ② to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain

③ 突っ込む【つっこむ】 • ① to thrust something into something ② to plunge into, to go into deeply ③ to meddle, to interfere ④ to retort ⑤ to riposte

③ 認める【みとめる】 • ① to recognize, to recognise, to appreciate ② to observe, to notice ③ to admit, to approve

③ 抜ける【ぬける】 • ① to come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing, to escape ② to exit (a program loop)

③ 判断【はんだん】 • judgement, judgment, decision, adjudication, conclusion, decipherment, divination

③ 否定【ひてい】 • ① negation, denial, repudiation ② NOT operation

③ 普段【ふだん】 • usual, habitual, ordinary, everyday, always

③ 舞台【ぶたい】 • ① stage (theatre, theater) ② scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

③ 抱える【かかえる】 • ① to hold or carry under or in the arms ② to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.) ③ to employ, to engage, to hire

③ 方針【ほうしん】 • objective, plan, policy

③ 埋める【うめる】 • ① to bury (e.g. in the ground) ② to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall), to fill (a seat, a vacant position) ③ to plug gaps, to stop a gap ④ to make amends, to cover up for something ⑤ to put cold water in a bath ⑥ to cover, to scatter something over

③ 夢中【むちゅう】 • daze, (in a) trance, ecstasy, delirium, engrossment, within a (deep) dream

③ 予測【よそく】 • prediction, estimation

③ 余計【よけい】 • too much, unnecessary, extraneous, abundance, surplus, excess, superfluity

③ 与える【あたえる】 • ① to give (esp. to someone of lower status), to bestow, to grant, to confer, to present, to award ② to provide, to afford, to offer, to supply ③ to assign ④ to cause ⑤ to pass (a variable to a function)

③ 幼児【ようじ】 • infant, baby, child

③ 冷静【れいせい】 • calm, composure, coolness, serenity

③ 台詞【せりふ】 • speech, words, one's lines, remarks

③ 抱く【いだく】 • ① to embrace, to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby), to hug ② to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor), to bear (e.g. a grudge), to entertain (e.g. suspicion) ③ to sleep with ④ to sit on eggs

③ 得る【える】 • ① to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain ② (after the -masu stem of a verb) to be able to ..., can ...

③ 効く【きく】 • ① to be effective, to show effect ② to do its work, to carry out its function well ③ to be possible to use

③ 精々【せいぜい】 • at the most, at best, to the utmost, as much (far) as possible

③ 年齢【ねんれい】 • age, years

③ 伸ばす【のばす】 • ① to grow long (beard, hair, etc.) ② to lengthen, to extend, to stretch ③ to reach out, to hold out ④ to straighten, to smooth out ⑤ to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.) ⑥ to dilute, to thin out ⑦ to postpone ⑧ to prolong ⑨ to strengthen, to develop, to expand

③ 雇う【やとう】 • ① to employ ② to hire, to charter

③ 追いかける【おいかける】 • to chase, to run after, to pursue

③ 意志【いし】 • will, volition, intention, intent, determination

③ 慰める【なぐさめる】 • to comfort, to console, to amuse

③ 一瞬【いっしゅん】 • moment, instant

③ 栄養【えいよう】 • nutrition, nourishment

③ 応募【おうぼ】 • subscription, application

③ 殴る【なぐる】 • to strike, to hit

③ 穏やか【おだやか】 • calm, gentle, quiet

③ 価値【かち】 • value, worth, merit

③ 稼ぐ【かせぐ】 • to earn income, to labor, to labour

③ 解釈【かいしゃく】 • explanation, interpretation

③ 悔やむ【くやむ】 • ① to mourn, to lament ② to be sorry, to regret, to repent

③ 拡大【かくだい】 • magnification, enlargement, expansion

③ 覚悟【かくご】 • resolution, resignation, readiness, preparedness

③ 勘定【かんじょう】 • calculation, counting, consideration, reckoning, settlement of an account, allowance

③ 堪らない【たまらない】 • ① intolerable, unbearable, unendurable ② cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do ③ tremendous, out of this world, irresistible

③ 器用【きよう】 • skillful, handy

③ 既に【すでに】 • already, too late

③ 機嫌【きげん】 • humour, humor, temper, mood

③ 輝く【かがやく】 • to shine, to glitter, to sparkle

③ 却って【かえって】 • on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead

③ 救う【すくう】 • to rescue from, to help out of, to save

③ 狂う【くるう】 • ① to go mad ② to get out of order, to go amiss

③ 筋【すじ】 • ① muscle ② string, sinew, line, stripe ③ plot, plan ④ source (of business information) ⑤ reason, logic

③ 撃つ【うつ】 • ① to shoot (at) ② to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge

③ 穴【あな】 • ① hole ② deficit, shortage, missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.) ③ vacancy, opening ④ flaw ⑤ profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others ⑥ upset victory (with a large payoff)

③ 結ぶ【むすぶ】 • ① to tie, to bind, to link ② to bear (fruit)

③ 結局【けっきょく】 • after all, eventually, in the end

③ 兼ねる【かねる】 • ① to be unable to (usu. kana), to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do (usu. kana) ② to simultaneously serve two or more functions or roles, to contain (or combine) two or more features ③ to simultaneously work in two or more jobs (positions, etc.), to do alongside ④ to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others) ⑤ to think of the future (as well as the present)

③ 検査【けんさ】 • inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)

③ 検討【けんとう】 • consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion

③ 原稿【げんこう】 • manuscript, copy

③ 誇り【ほこり】 • pride, boast

③ 慌てる【あわてる】 • ① to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised), to be flustered, to panic ② to be in a hurry, to rush

③ 貢献【こうけん】 • contribution, services

③ 惨め【みじめ】 • miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable

③ 次第【しだい】 • ① dependent upon ② as soon as, immediately (upon) ③ circumstances ④ order, precedence, program, programme, agenda

③ 芝居【しばい】 • play, drama

③ 主義【しゅぎ】 • doctrine, rule, principle

③ 宗教【しゅうきょう】 • religion

③ 就く【つく】 • ① to ascend (the throne), to accede ② to take (seat, position, course, etc.), to assume ③ to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart ④ to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice

③ 出張【しゅっちょう】 • official tour, business trip

③ 徐々【じょじょ】 • ① gradually, steadily, quietly, slowly ② soon

③ 条件【じょうけん】 • condition, conditions, term, terms, requirement, requirements

③ 譲る【ゆずる】 • to turn over, to assign, to hand over, to transmit, to convey, to sell, to dispose of, to yield, to surrender

③ 慎重【しんちょう】 • discretion, prudence, caution, care

③ 振り【ぶり】 • ① style, manner ② after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year)

③ 振り向く【ふりむく】 • to turn one's face, to turn around, to look over one's shoulder

③ 振る【ふる】 • ① to wave, to shake, to swing ② to sprinkle, to throw (dice) ③ to cast (actor), to allocate (work) ④ to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump ⑤ to abandon, to give up, to ruin ⑥ to add kana indicating a reading of a word ⑦ to slightly change headings, to change directions ⑧ to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct ⑨ to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine) ⑩ to bring up the main topic ⑪ to replace, to substitute ⑫ to set up a joke for somebody else

③ 新鮮【しんせん】 • fresh

③ 真剣【しんけん】 • ① seriousness, earnestness ② real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon) (practise)

③ 整理【せいり】 • sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation, liquidation

③ 節約【せつやく】 • economising, saving

③ 説得【せっとく】 • persuasion

③ 訴える【うったえる】 • ① to sue (a person), to take someone to court ② to resort to (e.g. arms, violence) ③ to appeal to, to call for ④ to raise, to bring to (someone's attention) ⑤ to complain

③ 騒がしい【さわがしい】 • noisy

③ 奪う【うばう】 • to snatch away, to dispossess, to steal

③ 知恵【ちえ】 • ① wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence ② prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

③ 忠告【ちゅうこく】 • advice, warning

③ 抵抗【ていこう】 • electrical resistance, resistance, opposition

③ 提案【ていあん】 • proposal, proposition, suggestion

③ 提出【ていしゅつ】 • ① to present, to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis), to hand in, to file, to turn in ② presentation, submission, filing

③ 当然【とうぜん】 • natural, as a matter of course

③ 憧れる【あこがれる】 • to long for, to yearn after, to admire, to be attracted by

③ 独身【どくしん】 • bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate

③ 独特【どくとく】 • peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic

③ 納得【なっとく】 • consent, assent, understanding, agreement, comprehension, grasp

③ 発揮【はっき】 • exhibition, demonstration, show, display, manifestation

③ 批評【ひひょう】 • criticism, review, commentary

③ 比較【ひかく】 • comparison

③ 評判【ひょうばん】 • ① fame, reputation, popularity ② rumour (rumor), talk

③ 敷く【しく】 • ① to spread out, to lay out ② to take a position ③ to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

③ 腐る【くさる】 • to rot, to go bad, to corrode

③ 癖【くせ】 • a habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice), peculiarity

③ 崩す【くずす】 • to destroy, to pull down, to make change (money)

③ 妨げる【さまたげる】 • to disturb, to prevent, to obstruct, to hinder

③ 幕【まく】 • ① curtain, bunting ② act (in play)

③ 魅力【みりょく】 • charm, fascination, glamour, glamor, attraction, appeal

③ 無視【むし】 • disregard, ignore

③ 模様【もよう】 • pattern, figure, design

③ 唯一【ゆいいつ】 • only, sole, unique

③ 優秀【ゆうしゅう】 • superiority, excellence

③ 余裕【よゆう】 • surplus, composure, margin, room, time, allowance, flexibility, scope, rope

③ 敵【てき】 • ① opponent, rival, adversary ② menace, danger, threat, enemy

③ 避ける【さける】 • ① to avoid (physical contact with) ② to avoid (situation) ③ to ward off, to avert

③ 怪しい【あやしい】 • ① suspicious, dubious, doubtful, dodgy ② charming, bewitching

③ 桜【さくら】 • ① cherry tree, cherry blossom ② decoy, fake buyer, shill ③ hired applauder

③ 刺激【しげき】 • stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement, motivation, provocation

③ 絞る【しぼる】 • to press, to wring, to squeeze, to narrow (down), to whittle (down), to tighten

③ 事態【じたい】 • situation, (present) state of affairs, circumstances

③ 退屈【たいくつ】 • tedium, boredom

③ 激しい【はげしい】 • violent, vehement, intense, furious, tempestuous

③ 故郷【ふるさと】 • home town, birthplace, old village, historic village, native place, one's old home

③ 故郷【こきょう】 • home town, birthplace, old village, historic village, native place, one's old home

③ 保証【ほしょう】 • guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty

③ ますます • increasingly, more and more

③ 演奏【えんそう】 • musical performance

③ 恵まれる【めぐまれる】 • to be blessed with, to be rich in, to abound in

③ 滅多に【めったに】 • rarely (with neg. verb), seldom

③ べき • ① should (suf. to verbs), must, that one ought to, to be done ② (passive ending) -able

③ 溢れる【あふれる】 • to overflow, to brim over, to flood

③ ぬるい • lukewarm, tepid

③ 我が儘【わがまま】 • ① selfishness, egoism, self-indulgence, wilfulness, willfulness ② disobedience ③ whim

③ まるで • quite, entirely, completely, at all, as if, as though, so to speak, just like

③ 蹴る【ける】 • ① to kick ② to refuse, to reject

③ いわゆる • what is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak

③ まさに • ① exactly, surely, certainly ② just (about to), on the verge (of doing or happening) ③ duly, naturally

③ あいにく • unfortunately, Sorry, but ...

③ 叩く【たたく】 • ① to strike, to clap, to dust, to beat ② to play drums ③ to abuse, to flame (e.g. on the Internet), to insult ④ to use up money

③ 掴む【つかむ】 • to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on

③ 潰す【つぶす】 • ① to smash, to crush ② to shut down ③ to thwart, to block ④ to kill (time) ⑤ to waste (e.g. talents)

③ 溺れる【おぼれる】 • ① to nearly drown, to sink below the surface (of water) ② to indulge in, to lose one's head over something

③ とにかく • anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case

③ ともかく • anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, be that as it may

③ 覗く【のぞく】 • ① to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.) ② to look down into (a ravine, etc.) ③ to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.) ④ to sneak a look at, to take a quick look at ⑤ to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.) ⑥ to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.), to peek through (sky though a forest canopy, etc.)

③ 莫大【ばくだい】 • enormous, vast

③ みょう • ① strange, unusual ② (something) superb, (something) excellent

③ ほぼ • almost, roughly, approximately

③ からかう • to ridicule, to tease, to mock, to chaff, to razz, to banter with, to make fun of, to poke fun at, to make cracks about

③ 痺れる【しびれる】 • to become numb, to go to sleep (e.g. a limb)

③ 贅沢【ぜいたく】 • ① luxury, extravagance ② to live in luxury

③ ためらう • to hesitate

③ 騙す【だます】 • to trick, to cheat, to deceive

③ 頬【ほお】 • cheek (of face)

③ かなり • considerably, fairly, quite

③ 塞がる【ふさがる】 • ① to be closed, to be blocked, to be healed (e.g. wound), to be shut up ② to be clogged, to be plugged up ③ to be occupied, to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

③ がち • apt to do, liable to do, tend to do (used to describe a negative tendency)

② うんざり • tedious, boring, being fed up with

② ぎっしり • tightly, fully

② すっと • straight, quickly, directly, all of a sudden, quietly, gently, softly

② せめて • at least, at most

② 一々【いちいち】 • one by one, separately

② 意地悪【いじわる】 • malicious, ill-tempered, unkind

② 引力【いんりょく】 • ① attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation), affinity ② attractiveness, magnetism

② 強引【ごういん】 • overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed

② 行方【ゆくえ】 • ① (one's) whereabouts ② course, direction

② 国立【こくりつ】 • national

② 手前【てまえ】 • ① before, this side ② one's standpoint, one's appearance ③ we ④ you

② 重なる【かさなる】 • to be piled up, lie on top of one another, overlap each other

② 真っ先【まっさき】 • the head, the foremost, beginning

② 地味【じみ】 • plain, simple, subdued, sober

② 転がる【ころがる】 • to roll, to tumble

② 図々しい【ずうずうしい】 • impudent, shameless

② 引き止める【ひきとめる】 • to detain, to check, to restrain

② 元々【もともと】 • originally, by nature, from the start

② 転々【てんてん】 • ① moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly ② rolling about

② 黄金【こがね】 • gold

② 活字【かつじ】 • printing type

② 気配【けはい】 • ① indication, sign, hint, presence, trend ② quotation (esp. stock market)

② 苦情【くじょう】 • complaint, troubles, objection, grievance

② 具体化【ぐたいか】 • embodiment

② 見直す【みなおす】 • to look again, to get a better opinion of

② 実力【じつりょく】 • ① (real) ability, true strength, merit, efficiency, competency ② arms, force

② 集合【しゅうごう】 • ① gathering, assembly, meeting ② set

② 出勤【しゅっきん】 • going to work, at work

② 深まる【ふかまる】 • to deepen, to heighten, to intensify

② 水面【すいめん】 • water's surface

② 勢い【いきおい】 • ① force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life ② influence, authority, power, might ③ impetus, momentum, course (of events) ④ naturally, necessarily

② 早速【さっそく】 • at once, immediately, without delay, promptly

② 直後【ちょくご】 • immediately following

② 通勤【つうきん】 • commuting to work

② 通用【つうよう】 • ① popular use, circulation ② to pass as

② 天然【てんねん】 • ① nature, spontaneity ② natural airhead

② 発想【はっそう】 • expression (e.g. in music), idea, conception

② 役目【やくめ】 • duty, business, role

② 薬指【くすりゆび】 • ring finger, third finger

② 留守番【るすばん】 • ① care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching ② caretaker, house-sitter

② 一昨日【いっさくじつ】 • day before yesterday

② 落ち着く【おちつく】 • to calm down, to settle down, to be steady, to settle in, to take up one's residence, to harmonize with, to harmonise with, to match, to restore presence of mind

② 先頭【せんとう】 • head, lead, vanguard, first

② 中身【なかみ】 • contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade

② 解放【かいほう】 • ① release, unleashing, liberation, emancipation, setting free ② deallocation (of computer memory)

② 効力【こうりょく】 • effect, efficacy, validity, potency

② 工夫【くふう】 • ① scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously ② dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

② 刺さる【ささる】 • to stick, to be stuck

② 思い込む【おもいこむ】 • to be under impression that, to be convinced that, to imagine that, to set one's heart on, to be bent on

② 失恋【しつれん】 • disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, being lovelorn

② 畳む【たたむ】 • ① to fold (clothes) ② to close (a shop) ③ to vacate

② 蒸発【じょうはつ】 • ① evaporation ② disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts), unexplained disappearance

② 吹雪【ふぶき】 • snow storm, blizzard

② 成立【せいりつ】 • ① coming into existence, arrangements, establishment, conclusion, completion ② to come into existence, to be true, to hold (i.e. hold true)

② 清掃【せいそう】 • cleaning

② 反省【はんせい】 • reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation

② 浮く【うく】 • ① to float ② to become merry ③ to become loose

② 募集【ぼしゅう】 • recruiting, taking applications

② 溶け込む【とけこむ】 • ① to melt into, to merge into ② to fit in, to adapt, to blend

② 連れ【つれ】 • companion, company

② 連合【れんごう】 • ① union, alliance, combination ② RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

② 抱く【だく】 • ① to embrace, to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby), to hug ② to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor), to bear (e.g. a grudge), to entertain (e.g. suspicion) ③ to sleep with ④ to sit on eggs

② 挟む【はさむ】 • to interpose, to hold between, to insert

② 編集【へんしゅう】 • editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee)

② 見慣れる【みなれる】 • to become used to seeing, to be familiar with

② 薬缶【やかん】 • kettle

② 余所【よそ】 • another place, somewhere else, strange parts

② 済み【ずみ】 • arranged, taken care of, settled, completed

② 威張る【いばる】 • to be proud, to swagger

② 意義【いぎ】 • meaning, significance

② 縁【ふち】 • (surrounding) edge

② 凹む【へこむ】 • ① to be dented, to be indented, to yield to, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in ② to be snubbed, to be overwhelmed, to feel down, to be forced to yield

② 果たす【はたす】 • to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out, to achieve

② 過剰【かじょう】 • excess, over-

② 勘【かん】 • perception, intuition, the sixth sense

② 勘違い【かんちがい】 • misunderstanding, wrong guess

② 感激【かんげき】 • deep emotion, impression, inspiration

② 看板【かんばん】 • sign, signboard, doorplate, poster, billboard, appearance, figurehead, policy, attraction, closing time

② 興奮【こうふん】 • excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal

② 謙虚【けんきょ】 • modesty, humility

② 厳重【げんじゅう】 • strict, rigour, rigor, severe, firm, strong, secure

② 戸棚【とだな】 • cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe

② 娯楽【ごらく】 • pleasure, amusement

② 後悔【こうかい】 • regret, repentance

② 孝行【こうこう】 • filial piety

② 攻める【せめる】 • to attack, to assault

② 恨み【うらみ】 • ① resentment, grudge, malice, bitterness ② matter for regret, regret

② 恨む【うらむ】 • ① to resent, to curse, to feel bitter, to blame, to bear a grudge ② to regret

② 撮影【さつえい】 • photographing

② 殺人【さつじん】 • murder

② 司会【しかい】 • chairmanship, leading a meeting

② 姿勢【しせい】 • attitude, posture

② 至急【しきゅう】 • urgent, pressing

② 純粋【じゅんすい】 • pure, true, genuine, unmixed

② 載る【のる】 • ① to get on, to ride in, to board, to mount, to get up on ② to spread (paints), to be taken in ③ to share in, to join, to feel like doing, to be mentioned in, to be in harmony with ④ to appear (in print), to be recorded, to be found in (a dictionary)

② 振り【ふり】 • ① pretence (pretense), show ② appearance, behaviour ③ swing, swinging ④ lacking a reservation or introduction (at a restaurant, etc.) ⑤ unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment

② 甚だしい【はなはだしい】 • extreme, excessive, terrible, intense, severe, serious, tremendous, heavy (damage)

② 酢【す】 • vinegar

② 推定【すいてい】 • ① presumption, assumption ② estimation

② 澄む【すむ】 • to clear (e.g. weather), to become transparent

② 惜しい【おしい】 • ① regrettable, disappointing ② precious, dear, valuable ③ too good for, deserving better ④ almost but not quite

② 宣伝【せんでん】 • propaganda, publicity, advertisement, advertising

② 素人【しろうと】 • amateur, novice

② 創作【そうさく】 • production, literary creation, work

② 倉庫【そうこ】 • storehouse, warehouse, godown

② 対策【たいさく】 • counter-plan, counter-measure

② 張り切る【はりきる】 • to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor (vigour), to be enthusiastic, to be eager, to stretch to breaking point

② 彫る【ほる】 • ① to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel ② to tattoo

② 調整【ちょうせい】 • regulation, coordination, adjustment, tuning, modification, alteration

② 調節【ちょうせつ】 • regulation, adjustment, control

② 通帳【つうちょう】 • passbook, bankbook

② 典型【てんけい】 • type, pattern, archetypal

② 吐く【はく】 • ① to breathe ② to tell (lies) ③ to vomit, to disgorge

② 特殊【とくしゅ】 • special, unique

② 独り言【ひとりごと】 • soliloquy, monologue, speaking to oneself

② 犯す【おかす】 • ① to commit (e.g. crime), to perpetrate ② to transgress, to contravene ③ to violate, to ravish, to rape, to deflower

② 平凡【へいぼん】 • common, commonplace, ordinary, mediocre

② 柄【がら】 • pattern, design

② 泡【あわ】 • bubble, foam, froth, head on beer

② 本気【ほんき】 • seriousness, truth, sanctity

② 只【ただ】 • free of charge

② 臨時【りんじ】 • temporary, special, extraordinary

② 悔しい【くやしい】 • regrettable, mortifying, vexing

② 騒々しい【そうぞうしい】 • noisy, boisterous

② 整う【ととのう】 • to be prepared, to be in order, to be put in order, to be arranged

② 響き【ひびき】 • echo, sound, reverberation, noise

② 湧く【わく】 • ① to well (up), to gush forth (of water), to spring out, to surge ② to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.) ③ to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

② 沿い【ぞい】 • along

② やむを得ない【やむをえない】 • cannot be helped, unavoidable

② 草臥れる【くたびれる】 • to get tired, to wear out

② いったん • ① once ② for a moment, temporarily

② くだらない • good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless

② 稽古【けいこ】 • practice, practise, training, study

② 軽蔑【けいべつ】 • scorn, disdain

② 隙【すき】 • ① gap, space ② break, interlude, interval ③ chink (in one's armor, armour), chance, opportunity ④ breach (of a relationship between people)

② 隙間【すきま】 • crevice, crack, gap, opening

② 糊【のり】 • paste, glue, starch

② でたらめ • ① irresponsible utterance, nonsense, bullshit, codswallop ② random, haphazard, unsystematic

② 狙う【ねらう】 • to aim at

② つぶれる • ① to be smashed ② to become useless, to cease functioning ③ to go bankrupt

② かみそり • razor

② 濡らす【ぬらす】 • to wet, to soak, to dip

② 卑怯【ひきょう】 • cowardice, meanness, unfairness

② 呆れる【あきれる】 • to be amazed, to be shocked

② 儲かる【もうかる】 • to be profitable, to yield a profit

② ふざける • to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to joke, to make fun of, to flirt, to mess around, to screw around, to josh

② 洒落【しゃれ】 • ① joke, pun, witticism ② smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious, refined

② 眩しい【まぶしい】 • dazzling, radiant

② 目眩【めまい】 • dizziness, giddiness, vertigo

② 頬【ほほ】 • cheek (of face)

② のんき • carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless, happy-go-lucky, easygoing

② 注ぐ【つぐ】 • (usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel), to fill, to dish out food or drink

① あっさり • easily, readily, quickly

① きっちり • ① punctually, on the dot, precisely ② closely, tightly, (fits) like a glove ③ without fail

① きっぱり • clearly, plainly, decisively, distinctly, flatly

① じっくり • deliberately, carefully

① すんなり • pass with no objection, slim, slender

① ちやほや • pamper, make a fuss of, spoil

① てっきり • surely, certainly, beyond doubt

① ふらふら • unsteady on one's feet, stagger, reel, totter, dizzy

① ぶらぶら • dangle heavily, swing, sway to and fro, aimlessly, idly, lazily, loiter, loaf, stroll idly

① ほっと • feeling relieved, (sigh of) relief

① やけに • awfully, frightfully, desperately, violently

① ややこしい • puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex

① 指示【しじ】 • indication, instruction, designation, directions

① 床【とこ】 • ① bed, bedding ② sickbed ③ alcove ④ riverbed ⑤ seedbed ⑥ straw "core" of a tatami mat ⑦ floor

① 殿【しんがり】 • ① rear, rear unit guard ② anchor (man)

① 依存【いそん】 • dependence, dependent, reliance

① 明白【めいはく】 • obvious, clear, plain, evident, apparent, explicit, overt

① 敵わない【かなわない】 • ① no match for ② unbearable ③ unable, can't do, beyond one's power

① 熟【つくづく】 • completely, really, thoroughly, deeply, severely, intently