to understand; to make out
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
track-suit trousers; sweat pants
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
running; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
at first; in the beginning; originally
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
nominating oneself (to something one is usually nominated to by someone else); self-nomination; designating the baseball club one (as a draft candidate) wants to join (through a system used in Japan between 1993-2007)
original home; birthplace; originator
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
four (long cylindrical things)
(in) the air; midair; sky
you could say; you might say; verging on the
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
the other day; a few days ago
food; food products; foodstuffs
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives