first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
inside one's heart; in one's mind
living room (Western style); sitting room
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
samue; monk's working clothes
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to pull in (fish); to land
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
preparation; arrangements
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)