yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to speak ill of; to disparage
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
recent photograph (of a person); recent picture; latest photograph
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
Mie Prefecture (Kinki area)
residing; living; dwelling
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
author; writer; novelist; artist
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)