use; utilization; utilisation; application
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
individual differences; personal equation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to make merry; to be festive
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
preparation; arrangements
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
all sorts of; all kinds of
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination