special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
consequence; outcome; result; blame
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to relax; to feel at home
practice; practising; training; study
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
earnestly; immediately; exactly
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
knowing; (an) acquaintance
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
construction; architecture (of buildings)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis