kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
cleavage (between breasts)
commandant; commanding officer; general
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
root; joint; base; crotch
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to begin; to set about; to start
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
interference; intervention; meddling
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
younger scholar; future reference
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
directions; instructions; orders; command
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust