use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Aomori (city, prefecture)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
some people; a few people; several people
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
double suicide; lovers' suicide
freely; frankly; without reserve
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
secret; private; surreptitious
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
chair; stool; post; office; position
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
considerably; fairly; quite
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be conspicuous; to stand out
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift