always; all the time; never; usual; regular
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
really; truly; indeed; good grief
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat; natural unit of information
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
parts; accessories; components
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
story; tale; talk; discussion
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
I see; that's right; indeed
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that