to be expensive; to be costly
one-ring hang-up call (to receive a call back, oft. for scams); missed call for exchanging phone numbers; wangiri
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
great difference; major mistake
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
well-bred; of good upbringing
person who is ...; thing that is ...
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
violent explosion; bursting
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy