life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
big talk; boasting; bragging
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to be forward; to be impertinent
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
regret; repentance; remorse
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
as you see; as you can see
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
independence; self-reliance
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different