a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
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
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(physical) growth; development
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that's the way it is; such is life
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)