mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
being bad at conversation; poor conversationalist; poor talker
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
uninhabited island; desert island
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
Famicom; Family Computer (abbr); Nintendo Entertainment System; NES
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
this (very thing); this precisely
addict; junkie; substance abuser
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
consumption; expenditure; spending
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
three; three years of age
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
great joy; delight; jubilation
literally; to the letter; literal
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair