bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to be needed; to be wanted
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
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)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
no!; no no!; no, not at all
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
control; management (e.g. of a business)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to some extent; to a certain extent
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
behind with everything; too late; reactive
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
in comparison to; rather than
yosakoi; dance originating in Kōchi Prefecture using naruko
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
frequency (of occurrence)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
sexless; without sex; sexlessness
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be infected; to be contagious
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque