book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to complain; to make a complaint
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to have a talk; to tell a story
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
appearing continuously (e.g. on stage, on screen, in a game); remaining on stage for an entire performance; making continuous appearances; being out all the time; being constantly on the go; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
feminine; womanly; female
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound