as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
that's the way it is; such is life
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
among these; between these; of these
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
close-cropped hair; shaven head
boy; son; baby boy; young man
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling