hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
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
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
all present; all concerned; all of us
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...