character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to make merry; to be festive
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to save; to leave over; to spare
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to change (one's clothes)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
primary school; elementary school; grade school
serious; severe; grave; acute
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
school nurse; nurse teacher; health teacher
taste; liking; preference
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
society; public; community; social studies
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be too numerous; to be too much
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
objection; dissent; protest
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy