frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to take (be in) charge of
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
if it is the case that ...
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
I've got to be going; I must go
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
war situation; progress of a battle
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to brush off; to shake off
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate