Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
shyness; bashfulness; shame
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
cooperation; collaboration
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
cooking; food preparation
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
place; situation; position; location
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
number of persons; personnel
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
declaration; proclamation; announcement
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis