kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
communality; community; having something in common
moment by moment; hour by hour
this and that; one thing and another
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
on bad terms; at loggerheads
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
omnivorousness; polyphagia; omnivorous; polyphagous
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to take; to catch; to capture
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
passage; path; route; one's way
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
(someone else's) child; child; kid
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to be conspicuous; to stand out
telecommunications; correspondence
core; core; hardcore; all-out
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice