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
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
ignorant of the ways of the world
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
lightly; easily; carelessly
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to shed light; to cast light
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
high grade; special grade; classy
literature; books (reference); document
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
in succession; one by one
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)