bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
training room (hall); gymnasium
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
that day; the very same day
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up