French; French food; French cuisine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to invite in; to show someone in
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
anniversary of the establishment (of)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
man; male; masculine gender
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
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)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
living room (Western style); sitting room
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
beyond that point; after that
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty