study; diligence; discount; reduction
not understanding; not knowing
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to be badly made; to fail
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
good-for-nothing; worthless
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
fortune-telling; divination
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
human relations; personal relationships
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
endoscopic surgery; keyhole surgery
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
dental clinic; dental surgery
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
discrimination; discernment; identification
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
method of bringing up; method of raising
recently; lately; these days
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
John Doe; Jane Doe; person unknown
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum