tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
the same night; that night
to feel; to sense; to experience
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
name; given name; first name
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
manner of using one's hands
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
alternation of generations