clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
hook (high point of a song); chorus
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
bad debt; nonperforming loan
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up