a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
no!; no no!; no, not at all
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
section manager; section chief
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
father; dad; husband; you; he
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
without; but if; otherwise; or else
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
long ago; already; a long time ago
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to follow another's example
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)