characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
(linguistic) competence; language capability
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
study; learning; tutorial
interval; break; pause; spare moment
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to peel; to skin; to pare
number of times; frequency; count
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward