useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
study; research; investigation
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
natto (fermented soybeans)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
comparatively; relatively
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to say no more; to sink into silence
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to spend time (on doing something)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to attempt; to test; to try out
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
tag; slip; label; sticker
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
minimum; at the very least