to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
soap; soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
troublesome; pain in the butt
friend with benefits; fuck-buddy; sex friend
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign; first two anniversaries of a person's death
source of revenue; financial supporter
best article under heaven; peerless
irregular pulse; arrhythmia
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
(personal) background check
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
within the year; before the year is out
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
party-internal; within the party
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
(bank) balance; remainder
what's what; heads or tails
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
social status; social position
debt collection; debt collector