no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
single word; a few words; brief comment
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
jealousy; roasted rice cake
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
than; from; out of; except; but; more
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to discuss; to talk together
place; room; margin; scope
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
family; members of a family
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door