otherwise; if not; or else
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
softly; mildly; gently; politely
government worker; public servant; civil servant
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
to spread; to be propagated
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions