personality; style; appearance
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
rest; break; recess; intermission
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
retort; back talk; backchat
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)