technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be silent; to say nothing
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake