knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
cooperation; collaboration
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to need; to call for; to require
study; diligence; discount; reduction
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to entrust; to leave to a person
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
of great promise; with a promising future