that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
be on your guard!; take care!
nice; good; well-executed
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
first match (in a series)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
entrance; admission; entering
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
master; teacher; stable master
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous