nature; property; disposition
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
but; however; even though; even if
true character; real nature
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
time; season; period; phase; stage
don't you think?; indicates question
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to say; to be called; to do
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
regret; repentance; remorse
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
very young; little; childish; immature
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work