poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
it is not (like that) either
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
all you have to do is; just; that's all
the other day; a few days ago
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
panorama; panoramic painting
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
build-to-order manufacturing; BTO
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)