hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
relatively; comparatively
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to be worried; to be troubled
person who is always late
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
world; society; people; the public
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
different opinion; objection
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb