bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
family-oriented; familial
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
match; game; bout; contest
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
beginning; outset; first; onset
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
small part (e.g. in a film); bit part; extra
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
had better ...; had better not ...
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)