to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
contributor (of written material)
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
(United States of) America; USA
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
either way; in any case; one way or another
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
Japanese (people, language, style)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
second-hand shop; curio shop