question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
name plate; name tag; label
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
space (room, area, outer space)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
schoolgirl; female student
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
light brown; golden brown; tan
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)