rather; better; instead; if anything
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
your husband; her husband
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
bill; account; invoice; information request form
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
public relations; client liaison; client relations
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one's post; place of work; workplace
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)