lack of self-reliance; depending on others
right to know; right to access information
duty; obligation; responsibility
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
direct unforked road; straight path
phantom; vision; illusion
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to lose one's footing; to slip
fall; drop; descent; coming down
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to be exhausted; to be worn out
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
elegance; taste; refinement
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
wandering; rambling; roaming
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively