conquest; subjugation; overcoming
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
ago; since; before; previous
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
performer; entertainer; celebrity
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
... and eastward; east of
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)