very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
natto (fermented soybeans)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
dual personality; split personality
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others