slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to like; to love; to be fond of
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
dictaphone; dictation system
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
person of strong constitution unexpectedly falling ill; sickness of a stout man; (lit.) the devil getting sunstroke
to entrust; to leave to a person
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
that's the way it is; such is life
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
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)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole