to have meaning; to be meaningful
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
two persons; two people; pair; couple
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
not limited to; not just ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another