central part; heart (of a city)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
destination; place one stays during a trip
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
curious; strange; unusual
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
phase space; topological space
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
Japanese person; Japanese people
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
everywhere; all over; throughout
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
doing whatever one pleases
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
scene; spectacle; sight; view
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie