light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
(medical) doctor; physician
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
probability; likelihood; chances
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)