standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
addition; adding; supplement
homeless; homeless person
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
one's share; one's portion
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to collect; to assemble; to gather
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
abuse; misuse; perversion
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to be surprised; to be astonished
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to