I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
forcibly; against one's will
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
older brother; elder brother
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to refer to; to use as reference
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
class; heading; group; category
product; produce; result; fruit
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
snake; serpent; large snake
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
rare (or peculiar) animal
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst