between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
the same as always; day after day
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
rather; sooner; preferably
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
light music; popular music
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
image; figure; figure; form; image
living room (Japanese-style)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
low dining table; tea table
to have a meal; to take a meal
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
taking food directly from a communal dish with one's own chopsticks
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
generation; the world; the age
Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); melody; section of a pop song
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)