fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
power; might; authority; influence
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
forcibly; against one's will
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
moment (of force); momentum
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
still better; even better
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier