no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to get between; to be caught in
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be able to manage somehow or another
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
commuter pass; season ticket
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
this is why; this means; it is the case that
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to carry around; to carry on one's person
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary