guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to intend; to be sure that
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
street at night; making a night journey
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
official in charge; person in charge
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
secret; private; surreptitious
right side; right-hand side
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)