guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
scene; sight; scenario; setting
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confections; sweets; candy; cake
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
really; truly; indeed; good grief
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
space (room, area, outer space)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...