spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
older sister; elder sister
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
impossible; unlikely; improbable
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
cooking; food preparation
choices; alternatives; options
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
grasp; catch; understanding
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
the opposite sex; isomerism
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
all; entire; whole; altogether
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense
instead; but (on the other hand)
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
supply; provision; raising; procurement
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
allocation; assignment; allotment
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
sphere; circle; range; category
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from