female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
that; the matter in question
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
marshy rice field or paddy
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to have a talk; to tell a story
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
observation; survey; watching
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply