skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
interruption; suspension; break
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
whispering into a person's ear
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
dealing with; coping with
stealthily; secretly; in secret
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
originally; by nature; from the start
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
because of; owing to; due to
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
student (esp. a university student)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing