erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
number; number plate; license plate
to work hard; to work diligently
prime minister's official residence
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
considerably; fairly; quite
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
extended leave; long vacation
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping