counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
good performance; good work; great success
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
looking depressed; long face
keep up your strength; chin up!
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
to sniff out; to get wind of
weekly publication; weekly magazine
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
either way; in any case; one way or another
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
that day; the very same day
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to