to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
failure; mistake; blunder
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be found; to be discovered
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve