to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
Japanese person; Japanese people
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
pupil; student; schoolchild
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
special promotion (in rank or grade)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)