to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
near oneself; close to one; familiar
level; standard; water level
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
society; the world; the times
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
opening fully; full throttle; full power
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
in person; personally; (do) oneself
regulation; adjustment; control
master; teacher; stable master