to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
when it becomes; when it comes to
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
serious; severe; grave; acute
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
button (clothing); push-button; button
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal