kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
several years; a few years
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
in succession; one by one
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to indicate; to show; to point to
speech; expression; wording; language
riskiness; (level of) danger
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
rhyming game; play on words; pun
that's the way it is; such is life
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
word game; wordplay; playing with words
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment