comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
spine; backbone; spinal column
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
while running; while moving; in motion
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
that; the matter in question
first generation; founder
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to blow off; to be blown off
several times; once or twice
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to lose sight of; to miss
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
as you see; as you can see
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
region; limits; stage; level
great-grandmother; great-grandma
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem