such ... as; or some such
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
girl; lass; young thing; chick
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
this for sure; certainly is
going to and fro; back and forth
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
if you think about it; come to think of it
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
either way; in any case; one way or another
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
patient in a serious condition; serious case
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
willpower; energy; vitality
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
ancient Shinto music and dancing
to happen to have on hand or in stock
complication; confusion; disorder
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs