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); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags 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
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
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?
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
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.)
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
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
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; 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)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable