vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
honorific/polite/humble prefix
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
posture; position; stance
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
regulars; regular soldiers
training; drill; practice; discipline
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs