to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
pleasant feeling; good vibes
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
close; intimate; on good terms
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be too late; to be too slow
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
local news section; the city desk
all night long; all through the night
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated