How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
large amount of money; great cost
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
back off!; leave me alone!
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
change of occupation; career change
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
newcomer; initiate; rookie
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
reaction; response; reaction
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
ago; since; before; previous
effect; result; worth; use; avail