enumeration; citation; listing
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
father; dad; husband; you; he
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
restoration; repair; mending
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
festival; feast; carnival
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
real thing; original; actual
abstention; nonparticipation
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence