to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
old friend; familiar face
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
relatively; comparatively
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)