rather; better; instead; if anything
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
antiquity; the previous era
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
government service; the bureaucracy
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
principal of a private school
to perceive; to understand
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
long ago; already; a long time ago
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
connection; link; relationship
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
holiday allowance; allowance for working at weekends or on a holiday
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion