as (for); for; in the capacity of
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
fine weather; fair weather
corridor; hallway; passageway
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
manners; behavior; behaviour
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
name; given name; first name
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)