fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
two persons; two people; pair; couple
hello; good day; good afternoon
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to subsist; to keep on living
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
money in one's possession
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
array; muster; line-up; full force
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
getting an advance (on one's salary)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
father; dad; husband; you; he
book; volume; this; present; main; head
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
four (long cylindrical things)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
go that far; to that extent
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection