no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
(personal) background check
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
how; in what way; how about
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to recover consciousness; to come to
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)