mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
New Year's Eve; December 31
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
of course; certainly; naturally
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
door; gate; opening; title page
older brother; elder brother
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
it's been a long time; long time no see
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
don't you think?; indicates question