important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
because of; owing to; due to
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
time; hour; period; class
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
perfect; complete; flawless
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone