riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to lose one's way; to get lost
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
three; three years of age
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
good; goodness; right; virtue
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
sobriety; soberness; sober face
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
older sister; lass; young lady
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces