man; male; masculine gender
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
to jump up and down; to hop
fish balls; fish dumplings
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
book; volume; this; present; main; head
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
birds and wild animals; wildlife
caricature; cartoon; comics
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to be needed; to be wanted
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone