use of the familiar address "kun"; treating someone with familiarity
health; healthy; sound; fit
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
head; brains; intellect; understanding
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
ability to get things done
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
advisory level; warning level
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
for example; for instance; e.g.
to face; to go towards; to head towards
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)