heart; guts; nerve; central part
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
something like ...; something called ...
nice; likeable; desirable
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
accurate; correct; precise; exact
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
work; business; company; study
notice; attention; observation
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to pass (of time); to elapse
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)