comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
number one; first; best; most; game; round
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
publication of results; announcement of results
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell