to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
short and stout; small but wide around
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
to shake one's head (in denial)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
cider (alcoholic); hard cider
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain