percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
other side; opposite side; other party
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
well-bred; of good upbringing
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
intimacy; affection; familiarity
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
considerably; greatly; a lot
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing