surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
and yet; though; when; in spite of
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
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
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to like; to love; to be fond of
study; research; investigation
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
near oneself; close to one; familiar
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
confections; sweets; candy; cake