anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to shout (in anger); to yell
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
no, not like that (but like this)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to correct oneself; to restate
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
way; method; means; resource; course
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
the opposite sex; isomerism
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
it's not like; it isn't as if