examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
in one's own way or style
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to be opposite; to face each other
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
list or table of charges; tariff; price list
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
amount of money; sum of money
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
even though things may appear this way
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to lean against; to set against
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that