unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
hello; good day; good afternoon
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
of course; certainly; naturally
at least; at most; (even) just
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
police; police officer; police station
mass communication; mass media
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
black-market lending; illegal loan
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
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.)
to move (house); to change residence
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)