air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
nightlife; night amusements
misrepresentation; false statement
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
history of; experience of
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty