speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
neighboring village; neighbouring village
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
boy; son; baby boy; young man
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
godparent; first person to give something its name
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
music school; music academy; conservatory
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
sweet almond (Prunus dulcis); tonsil
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
to like; to love; to be fond of
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
Hottentot (former name of the Khoi people)
race (of people); type of person
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
face; looks; vestiges; trace
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)