short story; short film; short poem
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
student guidance; student counseling
precarious situation; precarious state
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
fresh verdure; new green leaves
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
short distance; close range
hindrance; obstacle; harm (to one's health); bad effect; menstruation; period
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
liquid; beverage; food with high water content (esp. sorbet or fruit served as a dessert in a kaiseki dinner); gamble; uncertain affair
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present