views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
hard to get; hard to come by
temporary absence from school
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
presence; sitting with; being with
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
trouble; bother; annoyance
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
interference; meddling; butting in
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to behave well; to mind one's manners
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to drink up; to drain (cup)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population