character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
chair; stool; post; office; position
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
settlement; solution; resolution
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
minimum; at the very least
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
in search of; in order to look for
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to go out and away; to leave
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much