to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
in this way; thus; such; uh...
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
honorific/polite/humble prefix
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
than; from; out of; except; but; more
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to mix; to stir; to blend
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!