foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
Japanese person; Japanese people
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
richly colored; richly coloured
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
two times; twice; two degrees
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
to some extent; to a certain extent
attendance; presence; appearance
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief