absorption; suction; attraction
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to pass (of time); to elapse
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
within; inside of; less than
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
settlement; solution; resolution
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
still (continuing); as ever; further
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit