written letters; handwriting
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
in the end; at the end of the day
to care for someone; to look after someone
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim