if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
Kōjien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
interested person; volunteer; supporter
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
discovery; detection; finding
representative; exemplary; model
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
racial discrimination; racism
shortsighted; narrow-minded
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be found; to be discovered
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
lipstick brush; benifude (variety of Japanese apricot)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of