chopping board; cutting board
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
overseas student; exchange student
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
by myself; in person; by oneself
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
solo debut; debut as a solo artist
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
company president; manager; director