red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
carton (e.g. of cigarettes); tray (in which money is placed when paying); dish
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
you (plural); all of you; you all
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
study; learning; tutorial
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
present; current; in operation
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
under control (e.g. of territory)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
cold shutdown (nuclear reactor)
centralized management; centrally controlled system
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
belief; faith; conviction
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
serious; severe; grave; acute
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
surname; family name; last name
river; stream; River; the ... river
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)