left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
open; public; official; overt
to attempt; to test; to try out
another; different; something else
failure; mistake; blunder
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
coherence; order; focus; point
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
had better ...; had better not ...
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
lower region; lower part; region below
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be softened; to calm down
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)