family; relatives; dependents; household
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
what do you want?; can I help you?
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to give; to do (something) for
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)