song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
at that time; in those days
junior high school student; middle school pupil
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
does not; can not; will not
source of revenue; financial supporter
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
none of your business; not your concern
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)