to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
expressing one's mind; speaking out
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
that's the way it is; such is life
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
one more time; once more; once again
sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
rest; break; recess; intermission
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication