indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
because; as; since; so; due to
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
warabimochi; sweet dumpling made from bracken starch
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
time limit; closing day; deadline
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
correction; looking over; touching up
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth