raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
secret information; intelligence
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
message; informative matter
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
at least; at most; (even) just
stealthily; secretly; in secret
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
young female rice planter; young girl