route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
wish; desire; ambition; choice
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
street at night; making a night journey
don't worry; no worries; never mind
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
rest; break; recess; intermission
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
six (long cylindrical things)