traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
(short) rest; breather; break
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to say no more; to sink into silence
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
natural voice (without a microphone)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
remaining; left-over; excess
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
homecoming; return to one's home
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick