father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
by all means; by all costs
Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
weird; disgusting; sickening
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
really; truly; indeed; good grief
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker