to smile (at); to grin (at)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
such ... as; or some such
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
color scheme; colour scheme
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
the same; the said; likewise
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
senior high school student
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
monthly fee for common areas of an apartment building (lighting, etc.); condo fees
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)