folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
summer vacation; summer holiday
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
had better ...; had better not ...
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
conviction; belief; confidence
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight