to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
welcome!; nice to see you!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
common; ordinary; conventional; customary