an excuse; however; nonetheless
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
trouble; bother; annoyance
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
like; similar to; same as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
a short while ago; already
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
surely; certainly; without doubt
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
good prospects; full of hope; promising
sign; indication; omen; symptom