high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
craze; frenzy; enthusiasm
Japanese person; Japanese people
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to close (one's eyes); to shut
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
line; queue; procession; matrix
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
mobilization; mobilisation
excited condition; excited state
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
very much; exceedingly; extremely
now that; since; so long as; because
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to get back together (with a former partner)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
expression; presentation; representation; notation
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
the other day; a few days ago
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool