recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
medical care; medical treatment
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
feeling; sense; impression
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in that way; thus; so; so?
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm