mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to accept; to receive; to agree
special radio or television programme; television special
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
shopping; purchased goods
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
tips of one's hair; hair ends
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to like; to love; to be fond of
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
world peace; peace of the world
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
planning; project; plan; design
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)