skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
protein; protein powder; protein supplement
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
history of Japan; Japanese history
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
Liaodong Peninsula (China)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
Triple Intervention (diplomatic intervention by Russia, Germany and France over the terms of the Treaty of Shimonoseki)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to live; to make a living; to get on with
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
chemical symbol (e.g. H for hydrogen); element symbol
rhyming game; play on words; pun
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
tortuous or spiral (path)
long ago; once upon a time
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
ordinary; sensible; commonplace