title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
the other day; lately; recently
good feeling; feeling good
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to watch steadily; to stare
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
general term; generic name
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
one's later years; final years (in life)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
not caring; not giving a damn
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
French; French food; French cuisine
boule (round loaf of white bread); Boer
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour