no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
popularity; esteem; reputation; confidence
prevention; precaution; protection against
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to become excited; to be eager; to rouse oneself; to work oneself up
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
candied (chestnuts); sweetened boiled fish
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to be a burden; to make trouble for someone
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
composite; combined; complex
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
transactions; dealings; business
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove