correlation diagram; correlation chart; relationship chart (of characters in a televised drama, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
place; position; location; position; standing; status
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
rather than; more ... than ...
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to have a smattering knowledge of
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
single word; a few words; brief comment
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
(distinction of) sex; gender
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation