authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
un-; non-; negative prefix
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
after that; afterwards; thereafter
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
handicraft; industrial art object
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to take a veneer off something
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
give water to a dying person; water given to a dying person
arm; skill; efforts; ability
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate