tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
to congratulate; to celebrate
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
careful observation; close attention
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
not worth considering; out of the question
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
to get going; to start off
all things in nature; the whole creation
sleepover; overnight stay
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to perceive; to understand
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)