to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
white; correction fluid; white-out
almost; roughly; approximately
nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
trusting too much; overestimating ability
since then; from that time; ever since
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
woman; female; feminine gender
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
one's post; place of work; workplace
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
solution (esp. to a problem)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something