male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
two persons; two people; pair; couple
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
two classes; double; two sets
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few