nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
Japanese Black (breed of cattle)
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
video streaming; video distribution
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
opportunely; conveniently; at the right time
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
light blue; pale blue; aqua
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
non-prescription glasses (worn as a fashion accessory); fake glasses; lensless glasses
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
remaining silent; keeping secret
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal