form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
counter for wheels and flowers
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
country; territory; domain; realm
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
sense of being the chosen people
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
talking while standing; standing around talking
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
cancelling a meeting; adjournment of a meeting (due to lack of attendance)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
(hand) towel; handkerchief
watchful waiting; careful supervision
one more time; once more; once again
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to badger; to pester; to beg
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself