no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to become better; to improve
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
irritation; annoyance; frustration
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects