destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
dangerous driving; reckless driving
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to employ; to hire; to charter
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach