power; motive power; three-phase electricity
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
don't you think?; indicates question
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
how; in what way; by what means
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
manners; courtesy; etiquette
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
there is nothing; having nothing
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
being left out; being ostracized
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
magazine (periodical); magazine (for a firearm); (reloadable) film cassette; film canister
loading; charging; filling
memory; sense; experience
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
epicenter (of an earthquake); epicentre; source (of a rumor, incident, etc.); origin
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
off the coast; offshore; out at sea