to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
critic; reviewer; commentator
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
way of talking; speaking style
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be pretentious; to put on airs
older sister; elder sister
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to ask a question; to ask questions
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
martial arts stadium; (Nippon) Budokan (indoor arena in Tokyo)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
joint work; collaboration