double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
working for a company; being employed by a company
neighbourhood; neighborhood
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
that day; the very same day
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to need; to call for; to require