practice; practising; training; study
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
coming and going; commuting
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
food and drink; eating and drinking
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
other parties; other forces
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to attack; to assault; to assail
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
long ago; already; a long time ago