bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
opening and closing; opening and shutting
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to watch steadily; to stare
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
time series; chronological order; chronology
now that; since; as long as; provided that
the way back; the way home; return trip
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to serve; to work for; to attend
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
three; three years of age