announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
one's house; one's home; one's family
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
family; members of a family
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
however; having said that; but
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
boy; son; baby boy; young man
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
change; alteration; modification
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
how; in what way; in what manner
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate