image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(one's) quota; assignment
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
back (of a chair); backrest
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
while; during; while; although; all; both
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
long time; several hours; long spell
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
such; this sort of; like this
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance