have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
people; men and women; each person; everybody
in order; in turn; one by one
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be transparent; to show through
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to shine in (light); to illuminate
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to encamp; to take up positions