dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
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
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
journal; magazine; periodical
fortune-telling; divination
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
calamity; misfortune; disaster
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
deputy general manager; deputy director-general; assistant commissioner
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class