such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
originally; by nature; from the start
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to begin; to set about; to start
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
due form; official; formality