voluntary; optional; free; elective
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to change completely; to change suddenly
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
end; tip; extremities; terminal
immediately; at once; instantly
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
way of working; discharge of duty
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
in the morning; during the morning
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
working in the fields; working on a farm
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
whenever you want; any time you like
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to plough; to plow; to hoe; to till
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
farming; agriculture; cultivation
(on) one's own; (by) oneself