talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
common reed (Phragmites australis)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
shoal; wide shallow beach
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
while; during; while; although; all; both
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself