exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
mobile; mobile (sculpture)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to say; to tell; to state; to do
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)