leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
police officer; policeman; policewoman
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to overdo; to do too much
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
baseball player; ballplayer
traditional Japanese dance
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat