riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
bento; Japanese box lunch
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
silence (not speaking); muteness
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
mission; delegation; transmission
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
such; this sort of; like this
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)