for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
surroundings; environs; circumference
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
nervousness; oversensitivity
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
single-theater; independent (cinema); art-house (film)
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
movie; film; motion picture
investment; contribution; financing
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
fine performance; excellent acting
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses