poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(one) letter; (one) character
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
beginning; outset; first; onset
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to stiffen; to become stiff
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of