rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
ingredient; component; composition
to finish; to end; to close
since when; from when; how long
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
at once; immediately; right now
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
toxin; poisonous substance
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
senior high school student
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper; prefectures of Japan
significant difference; statistical significance
equality; impartiality; evenness
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)