ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
health; healthy; sound; fit
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
such; like that; that sort of; very
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be infected; to be contagious
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
breath; breathing; tone; mood
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
at first; initially; in the beginning
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
imagination; supposition; guess
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
turnaround (e.g. at the end of a driveway)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)