hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
document; official papers
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
interview (e.g. for a job)
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
decision; settlement; definition
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
new building; new construction
public holiday; celebration (of)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
too much; excessively; too
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap