single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
construction; establishment
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to become better; to improve
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
the same as always; day after day
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
swirling current; eddy; whirlpool; eddy current
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
consideration; taking into account
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
materials; data; document
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
proposed site; site chosen