he; she; that person; (arch.) you
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
explanation; interpretation
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
such; this sort of; like this
secret menu; secret menu item
the reverse; other side; lining
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
society; the world; the times
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage