painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
have a good day; take care; see you
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
two parts; two copies; the second part
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
all; entire; whole; altogether
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
than; from; out of; except; but; more
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof