no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
odd couple; incongruous couple
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
go that far; to that extent
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
approval; license; licence; permission
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
any more; any further; any better; any longer
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
password; watchword; motto; slogan
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(husband and wife) earning a living together
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
club activities; extracurricular activities
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
cooperation; collaboration
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)