obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
dependent on luck; matter of luck
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
bet; wager; stake; gamble
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
encryption; encipherment; password protection
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
(social) class; rank; grade
name plate; name tag; label
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
ID card; identification card
at that (very) moment; just then
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember