understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
employment (long term); hire
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
next term; next period; next version; next release
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
single word; a few words; brief comment
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
job hunting; job searching
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sickroom; hospital room; ward