yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
floral decoration; floral ornament
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
in the mountains; among the mountains
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible