to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
form; shape; figure; visage
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very