anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
discovery; detection; finding
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
sampling food; tasting; trying
to live; to reside; to inhabit
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
housing district; residential district
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
it is not (like that) either
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
number one; first; best; most; game; round
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
the first star to appear in the evening
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling