board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
going to and fro; back and forth
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
each nation; many nations; many countries
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
several people; a few people
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
a little bit; a little while
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to smile (at); to grin (at)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress