to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
Japanese person; Japanese people
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
small fraction; small proportion
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
ardent; passionate; vehement
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
rather; better; instead; if anything
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
heaven and earth; top and bottom
difference; variation; difference
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response