to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
this world; this life; world of the living
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
beginning; outset; first; onset
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
as a child; when one was a child
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
everything; anything; nothing
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to be needed; to be wanted
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)