handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
time and time again; many times; a number of times
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
both hands; both arms; ten
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
form; shape; figure; visage
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
without leaving any trace
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression