administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
inattention; absent-mindedness
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
just a minute; small quantity
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
image; figure; figure; form; image
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
by today; before the day is over
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
particularly; only; in the case of
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
beyond one's means or position
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
blood relationship; blood relative