candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
by any means, fair or foul
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
good performance; good work; great success
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
instead; but (on the other hand)
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
good material; valuable data; positive factor (for the stock market); good news
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
discretion; judgement; judgment
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
deed; act; work; performance
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
the ways of the world; human nature
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
newly arrived; new (arrival)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way