method; process; manner; way; means; technique
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to concern; to be related
junior high school student; middle school pupil
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image