loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
observation; survey; watching
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
really; truly; indeed; good grief
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
Pocari Sweat (sports drink)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
difference; variation; difference
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
indicate reason; infers some protest
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all