condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
job hunting; job searching
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be helpful; to be useful
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)