skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to make a firm resolution
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
day after day; day by day
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
the West; the Occident; Western countries
story; tale; talk; discussion
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
shady; underhanded; questionable
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to step back; to walk backwards
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
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
spare time; free time; leisure time
algebra; number of generations (e.g. in imperial succession)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
social status; social position; social standing
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
form; method; system; formula
discovery; detection; finding
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)