imagination; supposition; guess
considerably; greatly; a lot
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
hereabouts; around there; that area
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
notice; attention; observation
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
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)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
face with no make-up; sobriety
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
maintenance; preservation; improvement
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
economics department; economics school
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy