to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
enemy territory; hostile place
don't worry; there's no need to worry
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
skill; dexterity; master hand
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
street at night; making a night journey
to feel depressed; to be down
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
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.)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
hello; good day; good afternoon
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
(security) deposit; caution money
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention