minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
along the river; riverside
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
auto; automobile; automatic; oat; oats
outdoor photography; outdoor filming
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
a help; an aid; some assistance
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy