classification; categorization; sorting
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter; focus
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
red and black lacquered sake cask with horn-like handles, used for ceremonies
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
harvesting rice while it is still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
specialization; specialisation
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
untreated; left unattended (to); still to be dealt with; unprocessed
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
both; many; various; together
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age