chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to order; to command; to appoint
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless