mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
while; during; while; although; all; both
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
whistle (sound made with the lips)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
name; given name; first name
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
health management; health maintenance; health care
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
factorization; factorisation
grasp; catch; understanding
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm