to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
troublesome; annoying; complicated
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
center; centre; metropolis
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
most part; greater part; majority
(water-filled) paddy field
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
rice reaping; rice harvesting
final part; last bit; end
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
outer; outerwear; overgarment
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)