suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
old hag; old woman; old bat
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
university hospital; teaching hospital
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
meaning; significance; sense
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk