to choose; to select; to pick (out)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
Kintarō; Golden Boy; Kintarō doll; diamond-shaped apron
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
shopping; purchased goods
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
3rd day of the month; three days
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
hard feelings; (mutual) resentment
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal