to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
last night; yesterday evening
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
genius; prodigy; natural gift
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
more than usual (usu. time)
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
voluminous (hair, clothing, etc.); hearty (meal); filling; bulky; full
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
grilled surface; seared appearance; searing
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)