kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
gas station; petrol station; filling station
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
to say; to be called; to do
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to get tired out; to be exhausted
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
release (of a film, product, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
the Alps; range of high mountains
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing