Japanese person; Japanese people
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
favorite; favourite; habitually used
softy; pushover; wishy-washy person
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
home area; home town; local
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance