activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to know (a person); to think
Japan Business Federation; Keidanren
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to leave (a scene); to step away
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
step; stride; counter for steps
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
elevator landing; elevator hall
clicking; clopping; clacking
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
silence (not speaking); muteness
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
to spend one's days in tears and sorrow
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
front entrance; front door
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
selection; choice; option
smoking area; smoking corner
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track