often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
contamination (esp. foreign bodies in food)
to repeat; to do something over again
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
sympathy; compassion; pity
man who is popular with women
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
confections; sweets; candy; cake
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
too much; excessively; too
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group