branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
back off!; leave me alone!
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
so; like this; in this way
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
weather forecast; weather report
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
place where one works; construction site; working area
myself; yourself; I; me; you
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(brute) force; using all one's might
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)