ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
pointing out; identification
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
single word; a few words; brief comment
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
kitchen; financial situation
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to begin; to set about; to start
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
television program; TV program
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
even though; despite; when
student (esp. a university student)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
for use by children; for children
children's story; fairy tale