interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
study; library; den; home office; reading room
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
indolence; laziness; sloth
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to lean against; to set against
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
deodorant; deodorizer; air freshener
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy