clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to relax; to feel at home
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)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
counter for books; volume
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
loveable; very likeable; like very much
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to check; to stop; to keep back
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
even though; despite; when
order; sequence; procedure
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
locational advantage; advantageous position
front; frontage; facade; main
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
explanation; interpretation