chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
hello; good day; good afternoon
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
good; goodness; right; virtue
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
seasoning; flavour; flavor
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
government office; agency; board
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
after a long time; for the first time in a while
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular