one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
coincident with; while; simultaneously
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
even though things may appear this way
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
very interesting; of great interest
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
store interior; inside of a shop
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
takoyaki; octopus dumplings