remote shutter release; cable release
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
crossarm; bracket; blade; semaphore
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
club activities; extracurricular activities
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
and; thereupon; because of that
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
air-permeability; breathability
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
longed-for; anxiously awaited
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!