rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
at first; in the beginning; originally
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to pen; to write; to draw
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
future (usually near); prospects
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
coincident with; while; simultaneously
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
society; public; community; social studies
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated