miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to keep away; to keep at a distance
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
article; news story; report; account
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
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)
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
father; dad; husband; you; he
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
adds force or indicates command
you (plural); all of you; you all