legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
imprisonment; incarceration
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
one's house; one's home; one's family
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
comfort; consolation; diversion
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
social life; social intercourse
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
from the beginning; from scratch
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
one day; (on) a certain day
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)