feeling; sense; impression
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
originally; by nature; from the start
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
reaction; response; reaction
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
river; stream; River; the ... river
current account; transactional account; checking account; cheque account; demand account
(bank) balance; remainder
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
funny story; funny anecdote
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
useless resistance; vain struggle
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
very careful; thoroughly prepared
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
continuation; succession; series
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to repeat; to be frequent
earnings forecast (outlook, projection)
workforce reduction; personnel cut
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
record of proceedings; minutes