basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
physical work; manual labour (labor)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
scariest; most frightening
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
just the other day; quite recently
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
how many years; how long; what year
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
accurate; correct; precise; exact
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
at that time; in those days
now that; since; so long as; because
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
voting; ballot; poll; vote