getting in shape; improving one's figure
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
new student; freshman; first-year student
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
loss; defeat; counter for losses
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
medium (cooked, roasted, etc.); (of) middle degree; medium; intermediary substance; media
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty