action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
function; facility; faculty; feature
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
Buddhist (household) altar
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
base unit; main telephone (esp. when there are extensions)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
production (e.g. play); direction
from here; from this place
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
guidance; protective custody
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!