reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
haori (Japanese formal coat)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to say; to be called; to do
Japan's best; number one in Japan
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
otherwise; or else; if not
(dying of) natural causes
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
urgency; exigency; emergency
it is not (like that) either
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour