drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
counter for books; volume
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
those (near the second person)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
excursion; field trip; school trip
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
with these words; while saying
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to