(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
losing weight; slimming; lean person
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
warm country; warm region
bottom rim of earthenware cup
small grain; small stature or ability
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
required; needed; necessary
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
pending question; unresolved problem
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to be boiled; to be cooked
not long has passed since ...
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
anything and everything; just about everything
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
range of vision; field of vision
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
early evening cloud; clouds at sunset
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia period method of Chinese divination)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)