shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bento; Japanese box lunch
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
little something; reward; tip
bento; Japanese box lunch
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
a step; short distance; short time
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
companion; company; tritagonist
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt