resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
dumpling store; dumpling seller
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
honour; honor; glory; privilege
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
whole family; all one's family
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
husband and wife; married couple
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
mass communication; mass media