balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
(written) contract; agreement
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
at the last moment; this late in the game
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
remaining silent; keeping secret
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
chasing after women; womanizing
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
way (of doing); manner; method; means
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
ticket reseller; shop where one can buy and sell gift certificates, coupons, travel and concert tickets, etc.