beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
around the clock; day and night
genius; prodigy; natural gift
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(speaking) with hesitation; falteringly; in a small voice; struggling for words; in fits and starts; awkwardly
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
hating; strongly disliking
guardian; protector; patron; parent
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
such; like that; that sort of
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.