to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to keep (a person) waiting
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
evening meal; dinner; supper
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
smoothly; easily; readily
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
fine weather; fair weather
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
everything; anything; nothing
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
finding employment; getting a job
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try