appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to cut off (a relationship)
profitable plan; good plan
human; human-like; as a person
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
thrift; economy; frugality
loveable; very likeable; like very much
person standing watch; guard duty
physical condition; state of health
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
ahead; before; the future