ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
-less; lacking; non-existing
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
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)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
third day of the month; three days
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
present; gift; to give a present or gift
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
society; company; the public; the world
the other day; a few days ago
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
rising; ascending; climbing
main cause; primary factor
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
while; even though; despite
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
script; screenplay; scenario
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch