yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
which is which; one or the other
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to entrust; to leave to a person
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
failure; mistake; blunder
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
free ticket; free admission ticket
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better