pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
true seal (animal); earless seal
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
arrival of goods; goods received
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
acceleration; speeding up
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
surface-to-air missile; SAM
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
will; testament; last request
to go out and away; to leave
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips