gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
prize for perfect attendance
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to speak; to hear a voice
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to crumble away; to collapse
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
one's house; one's home; one's family
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...