seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
severe; strict; tough; hard
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
three; three years of age
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all