obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
such; this sort of; like this
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper