crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to have a smattering knowledge of
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
ultimate; final; last; eventual
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
general idea; concept; notion
near oneself; close to one; familiar
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
android; artificial human; robot
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
family; relatives; dependents; household