important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
time; season; period; phase; stage
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
job hunting; job searching
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
another's parent; another's parents
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
by myself; in person; by oneself
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
hard (life); tough (world)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
in the meanwhile; during the time
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply