various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
osteotomy; finely cutting a fish to cut up its small bones
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
when it becomes; when it comes to
arm; skill; efforts; ability
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
button (clothing); push-button
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
(period of) a year; during an era
kitchen knife for sashimi
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
in spite of; regardless of
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
perfect; complete; flawless
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty