pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
last week; the week before
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to be helpful; to be useful
one thin flat object; one sheet
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in its entirety; whole; wholly
-less; lacking; non-existing
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to throw into; to toss into
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise