(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
on the gentle side; somewhat meek; rather quiet
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
transfer; transport; transportation
extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge)
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
future; possible; potential; prospective
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
day of month; counter for days
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
to run out of sake; to be out of sake; to run out of alcohol
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
fertile, productive field
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; bill of lading; BL; brushless
sake that is brewed in winter, pasteurized, aged over the summer, and distributed in autumn without a second pasteurization
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
jostle; struggle; scuffle
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
listening device; bug; wiretap