permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to subsist; to keep on living
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
death penalty; capital punishment
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
comments section (on a blog, website, application, etc.); comment field
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
by myself; in person; by oneself
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
last night; yesterday evening
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
living; lifestyle; living room
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
left side; left-hand side
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly