agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
feel (of a material); texture
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
man; male; masculine gender
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to accept; to receive; to agree
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand