diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
sorry; excuse me; thank you
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
reply; response; -less; sexless (relationship); loess
to say; to be called; to do
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
to repeat; to do over again
world line; parallel universe (in fiction); parallel world; alternative reality