heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
godparents; foster parents
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
fixed date; appointed day
good or bad luck; fortune
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
you've hit the nail on the head; that's just what I thought; that's exactly like I feel; that's exactly what I think, too
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
wise saying; famous saying
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
penalty for contract breach
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to whine; to make feeble complaints
ingrained habit; second nature
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by