pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
rather; sooner; preferably
pope's nose; parson's nose; meat from around the coccyx of a chicken
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
difficult problem; challenge
freckles; buckwheat chaff
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
ingredient; component; composition
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
resentment; indignation; anger
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance