food and drink; eating and drinking
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
comic books; comics; comic; comical
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
race (of people); type of person
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
genuine article; real thing; real deal
being very busy; busyness
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
group; party; team; squad; section
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
understood; I see; OK; present; here
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic