cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
at least; at most; (even) just
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
school building; schoolhouse
unidentified flying object; UFO
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
living; lifestyle; living room
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
close to the wall; alongside the wall
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
cheap, easily put together cupboard, bookcase, shelves, chest, etc. made of colored plywood
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to have a talk; to tell a story
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications