to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
home area; home town; local
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
future (usually near); prospects
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
form; shape; figure; visage
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
study; diligence; discount; reduction
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
senior high school; high school
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
rather; sooner; preferably