guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
hostess (of a party, event, etc.); hostess (at a bar, club, etc.); female host (of a TV or radio show)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
how much; how many; to what extent
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion