bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
technical skill; ability; capacity
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
article to be delivered; present
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
how; in what way; how about
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
such; like that; that sort of
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth