title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
what do you want?; can I help you?
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
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)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
pure literature; belles-lettres
fraudulent claim of product origin
factory; plant; mill; workshop
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
article; thing; object; property; real estate
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps