to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
likability; favorability; popularity
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
major subject; special study
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to talk; to chat; to chatter
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
such; this sort of; like this
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
had better ...; had better not ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)