anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
big splash; big response; major repercussions
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
preparations for a journey
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
going through; going via; going by way of
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
fast walking; semi-jogging
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
incompetent; have no merit
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
seaweed salt; salt from burning seaweed
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
freshly-ground (e.g. coffee, pepper); fresh ground
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
beginning of summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
ratio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually expressed as a percent)
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)