mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
rather; sooner; preferably
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
that's a different matter; that's a different story
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)