poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
lost article; something forgotten
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
first meeting; first interview with
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
earnestly; immediately; exactly
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe