appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
two times; twice; two degrees
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
bento; Japanese box lunch
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
living; lifestyle; living room
to care for someone; to look after someone
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; (lit.) once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object)
good humour (humor); good mood
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
true character; true heart; true spirit
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
transition (esp. in scientific contexts)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised