birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
(very) patient; persevering
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
that kind; competition; match
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
recollection; reminiscence
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
upper half of the body; upper body
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
one thin flat object; one sheet
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
here and there; everywhere
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
groin; groin region; inguinal region
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
materials; data; document
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second