picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
lightly pickled vegetables
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
another thing; exception; special case
serious; not joking; straight
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
I see; that's right; indeed
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
man; male; masculine gender
reskilling; improving one's skills
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)