cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
and; thereupon; because of that
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
with a start; with a jump
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
production (e.g. play); direction
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
recommendation; referral; endorsement
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
difficult to ...; hard to ...
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
president's office; director's office
romantic; spicy; coquettish
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
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
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
genuine article; real thing; real deal
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
eyesight; vision; visual acuity