to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to rest one's chin in one's hands
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
independence; self-reliance
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
toilet; lavatory; powder room
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
not yet known; unknown; strange
the way back; the way home; return trip
neighbouring house; neighboring house
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to twitch (e.g. of ears); to jerk; to flick
last business day of the year (usu. December 28)
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to try to do; to attempt to do
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to get along well with; to make a go of it
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently