objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
bento; Japanese box lunch
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
secret; private; surreptitious
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
don't worry; no worries; never mind
pronunciation; production of sound
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
throwaway; disposable; single-use
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia