lottery; lot; raffle; draw
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
redoing; doing over again
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to add (to); to add on; to append
3rd day of the month; three days
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to look around; to survey
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord