failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
question; inquiry; enquiry
not understanding; not knowing
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
very careful; thoroughly prepared
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to await; to wait for; to expect
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato