essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
behind; in the rear; in back
living room (Western style); sitting room
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
balance ball; exercise ball; Swiss ball
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand