male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
seedlessness; seedless fruit; lacking the material needed to do something
our country; our land; one's own country
approval; acceptance; toleration
to aggravate (a situation); to complicate matters; to stir things up; to roughen (waves, voice, feelings, etc.); to agitate
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to have the memory of having done something oneself
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
urban area; urban district
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
to gain experience; to grow accustomed (to something)
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
forbidden area; no-go zone
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
one's natural voice; one's normal speaking voice; chest voice; modal voice
coating of snow; blanket of snow
casting; founding; minting