leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
at once; immediately; right now
book; volume; this; present; main; head
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
while; during; while; although; all; both
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
vein of a shrimp (prawn); digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
ill will; malice; evil intent
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic