habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
indeed; really; truly; very much
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
please (give me); please (do for me)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as a child; when one was a child
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client