direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to look forward to something
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
fat; tallow; lard; grease
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
arrogant; haughty; insolent
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
brother (usu. in names of films, companies, etc.)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
small restaurant; eating house
chicken cooked in a shallow pan with vegetables
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)