dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
shellfish; seashell; shell
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
sentiment; sentimentality
how long; how far; how much
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
the same; the said; likewise
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
degree of attention; profile
being very good at; strongest point
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to tear off; to strip; to rob