training (esp. in-service); induction course
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
such; like that; that sort of; very
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
in comparison to; rather than
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
selection; choice; picking out
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)