noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
citrus; citrus fruit; citrus (as a fragrance category; in perfumes, detergents, etc.); citrus scent
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
sex change; gender reassignment; sex change; sequential hermaphroditism
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
health; healthy; sound; fit
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
completely empty; penniless; flat broke
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
female high school student
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
complete stranger; total stranger
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
suggestion; hint; implication