heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
regular time; stated period
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
drinking party; get-together
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
more than usual; especially; particularly
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike