next term; next period; next version; next release
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
sympathy; compassion; pity
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to arrange (flowers); to plant