elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
out-of-school; off-campus
written apology; written statement of regret
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
excited condition; excited state
to show one's affection; to express one's love
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
half and half; fifty-fifty
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
spirit photography; ghost photography
with a splash; with a splosh; with a click (of a camera shutter); with a snap
photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
one's principles and position
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet