to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
Chinese numerals; kanji numerals
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
occasional; infrequent; rare
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to intend; to be sure that
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
confections; sweets; candy; cake
women's language; word used by women
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests