painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
Japanese person; Japanese people
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
set meal; special (of the day)
three; three years of age
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be needed; to be wanted
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
construction; establishment
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
company; corporation; workplace
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)