back; rear; background; behind the scenes
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
these guys; these fellows
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
expression; presentation; representation; notation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
the matter you have been talking about
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself