only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
leaving a matter to chance
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
sampling a drink; tasting
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(college) president; secretary-general
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
let's not say (such things) to each other
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
internal organ; viscera; gut
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
to be talented; to be able
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances