elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
document; official papers
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
suffix for familiar person
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
way one walks; one's walk
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
company president; manager; director
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)