high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
pair; the two; both persons; both things
hating; strongly disliking
house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.); contemptible person; skunk; wretch
two classes; double; two sets
intermediate frequency; interferon; impact factor (of an academic journal); interface; index fund
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); chili pepper; nanban
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
31st day of the month; 31 days
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
the same kind; accomplice; partner
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)