dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
very young; little; childish; immature
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
balloon art; balloon modelling; balloon twisting
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
extremely talented; very gifted
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
breathily (while talking)
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing