bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
hard worker; hardworking person
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
godparent; first person to give something its name
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to perceive; to understand
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
biological parent; real parent
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
along; parallel to; in accordance with
interruption; suspension; break
to name; to call; to christen; to term
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
old character form; kyūjitai; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
new character form; shinjitai; simplified form of kanji used in Japan since 1946
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter