moment by moment; hour by hour
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
near; close; beside; third person
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
very; extremely; excessively
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
people; men and women; each person; everybody
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
silence (not speaking); muteness
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop