car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
world; society; people; the public
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
to sew up; to sew together
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
everyday life; daily life
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
surroundings; environs; circumference
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
(written) work; book; writings
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough