fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
take (e.g. in film-making)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
(diving) fin; swim fin; flipper; fin (on a surfboard, aircraft, etc.)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
guaranteed; certified; warranty included
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
note (letter) left behind; will
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer