preliminary arrangements; spade work
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
apple; Apple (computer company)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
retort; back talk; backchat
when it becomes; when it comes to
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to prevent; to take precautions
decision; judgment; resolution
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
decision; determination; resolution
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
enumeration; citation; listing
kanji for common use; jōyō kanji; list of 2,136 kanji established in 2010, formerly a list of 1,945 established in 1981
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
not caring; not giving a damn
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
attention seeker; look-at-me
society; the world; the times
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
pointing out; identification
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded