to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
hello; good day; good afternoon
to happen to meet; to come across
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
risky; dangerous; insecure
how long; how far; how much
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to redeem (from sin); to save
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
dear me; I mean; or rather
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
Japanese person; Japanese people
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese