complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
roller coaster; big dipper
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
single word; a few words; brief comment
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
grated daikon; daikon grater
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
avocado (Persea americana)
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch); hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped); windup watch; mechanical watch
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryo system)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to congratulate; to celebrate