hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
taking the field first, thus batting second
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
adds force or indicates command
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
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
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
head of the student council; president of the student council
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
power; authority; jurisdiction
recovery; rescue; recapture
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
bento; Japanese box lunch
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
reality; actuality; hard fact
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed