occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to take back; to recapture
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
illegal channel; back channel; black market
import; importation; introduction; afferent
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
coincident with; while; simultaneously
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
you could say; you might say; verging on the
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste