year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to bring back; to restore
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
making a show of one's faults
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
how many people; a number of people
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
behind; in the rear; in back
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
new and old; incoming and outgoing
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
elementary and middle school pupils
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
several sheets (flat objects)