figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to become possible; to become able to (do)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
surname; family name; last name
difficult to ...; hard to ...
name; given name; first name
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
aquarium (building); oceanarium
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
beggar; sty (on the eyelid)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
trivial; not amounting to much