to summon courage; to be brave
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
question; inquiry; enquiry
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
specialization; specialisation
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
regret; repentance; remorse
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
incident; affair; happening; event
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
scenery; scene; landscape
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend